COSTA RIKI banknotes - a catalog of coins of different countries: modern coins and banknotes of all countries of the world, samples, gold and silver coins, photographs and description.
The Costa Rican Colon is the currency of Costa Rica. The Costa Rican Colon consists of 100 centimos, introduced instead of the Costa Rican peso by a law of October 26, 1896. The production of banknotes and coins in columns began in 1897.
In circulation there are Banknotes in denominations of 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000, 20000 and 50000 columns of the 2009 series.
2009 SERIES banknotes:
1000 columns. Obverse: on the left side of the Banknote there is a portrait of the former President of the country, Braulio Carrillo Colin (1800-1845). The denomination is indicated in the upper left corner by numbers and in the lower right part of the Banknote by the letters: 1 MIL COLONES (1 thousand columns). Under the denomination - the date of issue of the banknote. In the central lower part of the Banknote there are the signatures of the President and the Manager. Above the signatures there is an emblem with the inscription: ESTADO DE COSTA RICA (State of Costa Rica). In the lower right corner of the Banknote there is an inscription: COSTA RICA. Reverse: on the right side of the Banknote there is an image of the country's flora and fauna: a dry forest in Guanacaste, a blooming pitahaya cactus, a tree, white-tailed deer and scorpions. The denomination is indicated in the lower left and upper right corners of the banknote.
2000 columns. Obverse: on the left side of the Banknote there is a portrait of Mauro Fernandez Acuña against the background of the building of the girls' college in San Jose. The denomination is indicated in the upper left corner by numbers and in the lower right part of the Banknote by the letters: 2 MIL COLONES (2 thousand columns). Under the denomination - the date of issue of the banknote. In the central lower part of the Banknote there are the signatures of the President and the Manager. In the upper right corner of the Banknote there is an inscription: COSTA RICA. Reverse: on the right side of the Banknote there is an image of a fish, a coral reef, a starfish, a bull shark and a turtle. The denomination is indicated in the lower left letters: 2 MIL COLONES (2 thousand columns) and in the upper right corners of the banknote.
5000 columns. Obverse: on the left side of the Banknote there is a portrait of the former President of the country (1914 - 1917) Alfredo Gonzalez Flores. The denomination is indicated in the upper left corner with numbers and in the lower right part of the Banknote with the letters: 5 MIL COLONES (5 thousand colones). Under the denomination - the date of issue of the banknote. In the central lower part of the Banknote there are the signatures of the President and the Manager. In the upper right corner of the Banknote there is an inscription: COSTA RICA. Reverse: on the right side of the Banknote there is an image of a White-headed Capuchin on a branch and a crab. The denomination is indicated in the lower left letters: 5 MIL COLONES (5 thousand columns) and in the upper right corners of the banknote.
10000 columns. Obverse: on the left side of the Banknote there is a portrait of the Costa Rican statesman and politician Jose Figueres Ferrer. The denomination is indicated in the upper left corner with numbers and in the lower right part of the Banknote with the letters: 10 MIL COLONES (10 thousand colones). Under the denomination - the date of issue of the banknote. In the central lower part of the Banknote there are the signatures of the President and the Manager. In the upper right corner of the Banknote there is an inscription: COSTA RICA. Reverse side: on the right side of the Banknote there is an image of a Sloth on a tree branch. The denomination is indicated in the lower left letters: 10 MIL COLONES (10 thousand columns) and in the upper right corners of the banknote.
20000 columns. Obverse: on the left side of the Banknote there is a portrait of the writer Carvajal Maria Isabel (Carmen Lira). The denomination is indicated in the upper left corner with numbers and in the lower right part of the Banknote with the letters: 20 MIL COLONES (20 thousand colones). Under the denomination - the date of issue of the banknote. In the central lower part of the Banknote there are the signatures of the President and the Manager. Above the captions there is an image of the heroes of the writer's book - a fox and a hare. In the upper right corner of the Banknote there is an inscription: COSTA RICA. Reverse side: on the right side of the Banknote there is an image of a bird in flight, hummingbirds and rabbits. The denomination is indicated in the lower left letters: 20 MIL COLONES (20 thousand columns) and in the upper right corners of the banknote.
50000 columns. Obverse: on the left side of the Banknote there is a portrait of the former President of the country (1910-1912; 1924-1928; 1932-1936) Jimenez Oreamuno Ricardo. The denomination is indicated in the upper left corner with numbers and in the lower right part of the Banknote with the letters: 50 MIL COLONES (50 thousand colones). Under the denomination - the date of issue of the banknote. In the central lower part of the Banknote there are the signatures of the President and the Manager. In the upper right corner of the Banknote there is an inscription: COSTA RICA. Reverse side: on the right side of the Banknote there is an image of a butterfly against a forest background. The denomination is indicated in the lower left letters: 50 MIL COLONES (50 thousand columns) and in the upper right corners of the banknote.
BANKNOTES RELEASED FROM CIRCULATION:
5 columns. Obverse: on the left side of the Banknote there is a portrait of Raphael Iglesias Castro, twice President of Costa Rica in 1894-1902.
