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50 Pesos
| Issuer | República de Costa Rica |
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| Year | 1885 |
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| Reference(s) | P#123 |
| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black and green, with a central portrait vignette of a uniformed male figure set against a fine guilloche underprint. To the left, a detailed architectural vignette depicts a classical government building with figures in the foreground. The large denomination numeral '50' appears at lower left, the title 'REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA' arches across the top, and the value in words 'Cincuenta Pesos' is inscribed in the lower central panel; the note bears overprinted 'SPECIMEN' notices and serial number placeholders '00000' in red. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA Cincuenta Pesos 50 Administración de las Rentas Públicas pagará al Portador la Suma de EN MONEDA ACUÑADA Y CORRIENTE DE ESTE PAÍS EL SECRETARIO DE HACIENDA EL MINISTRO/TESORERO PRINCIPAL SPECIMEN |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in olive-green, dominated by an elaborate engine-turned guilloche border of interlocking geometric and foliate patterns. A large oval panel at left contains the numeral '50', while the central field carries the bold serif inscription 'República de Costa Rica' flanked by fine lathe-work ornaments; the denomination numeral '50' is repeated in the upper right corner, and the printer's imprint of the American Bank Note Company, New York appears in small text along the lower centre. |
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