Costa Rica new sig/date (10.09.2014) 10,000-colon note (B561b) confirmed
2018-08-14
Like B561a, but new signatures (Castro/Prado) and new date (10 de setiembre de 2014). Courtesy of Max Keller.Read More…
Costa Rica announces plans to switch all denominations to polymer
2018-07-25
According to a CCL press release dated 9 July 2018, Marvin Alvarado, treasurer of the Central Bank of Costa Rica, announced the bank’s decision to change all denominations currently printed on cotton paper to polymer substrate to combat counterfeiting. No word yet on when the new polymer notes will beRead More…
Costa Rica new 1,000-colon note (B558a) confirmed
2017-01-19
Like B557a, but without yellow on front, and window images outlined in black, new signatures (Bolaños/Delgado), and new date (11 de setiembre de 2013). Serie B. Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson and Max Keller.Read More…
Costa Rica new sig/date (11.09.2013) 2,000-colon note (B559b) confirmed
2017-01-05
Like B559a, but new signatures (Bolaños/Delgado) and new date (11 de setiembre de 2013). Courtesy of Sev Onyshkevych.Read More…
Costa Rica new sig/date (19.09.2012) 20,000-colon note (B562b) confirmed
2015-10-07
Like B562a, but new signatures (Bolaños/Delgado) and new date (19 de setiembre de 2012). Intro: 27.01.2015. Press release in Spanish. Courtesy of Alberto Fochi.Read More…
Costa Rica new 10,000-colon notes (B561a) confirmed
2012-08-27
According to a press release dated 6 August 2012, the Banco Central de Costa Rica issued new 5,000-, 10,000-, and 50,000-colon (US$10, $20, and $100, respectively) banknotes on 27 August 2012. The old 5,000- and 10,000-colon notes (B555 and B556) will remain legal tender until 1 January 2013, and afterRead More…
Costa Rica new 5,000-colon notes (B560a) confirmed
2012-08-27
According to a press release dated 6 August 2012, the Banco Central de Costa Rica issued new 5,000-, 10,000-, and 50,000-colon (US$10, $20, and $100, respectively) banknotes on 27 August 2012. The old 5,000- and 10,000-colon notes (B555 and B556) will remain legal tender until 1 January 2013, and afterRead More…
Costa Rica new 50,000-colon notes (B563a) confirmed
2012-08-12
According to a press release dated 6 August 2012, the Banco Central de Costa Rica issued new 5,000-, 10,000-, and 50,000-colon (US$10, $20, and $100, respectively) banknotes on 27 August 2012. The old 5,000- and 10,000-colon notes (B555 and B556) will remain legal tender until 1 January 2013, and afterRead More…
Costa Rica new 2,000-colon note (B559a) confirmed
2011-06-23
B559 (P275): 2,000 colones (US$3.45) Blue. Front: Spanish text; open books; Mauro Fernández Acuña; Colegio Superior de Señoritas building in San Jose; map of Costa Rica in OVI. Back: Spanish text; coral reef (arrecife coralino); star fish (Oreaster reticulatus, estrella de mar de la laguna); bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas, TiburónRead More…
Costa Rica new 1,000-colon note (B557a) confirmed
2011-06-23
B557 (P274): 1,000 colones (US$1.70) Red. Front: Spanish text; Braulio Carrillo Colina; original ESTADO DE COSTA RICA shield; map of Costa Rica on see-through leaf. Back: Spanish text; dry forest (bosque seco) landscape in Guanacaste; pitahaya cactus flowers; tree; white-tailed deer; scorpions. Simulated security thread. Watermark: Leaves. Printer: (Oberthur Technologies).Read More…