Commemorative banknotes of Costa Rica

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Commemorative banknotes of Costa Rica of the Costa Rican colón have been issued by the Central Bank of Costa Rica since its creation in 1950. The following is a list of the different issues printed on all the currently circulating notes along with a short description.

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150 Years of Independence

In 1971, to celebrate the 150 years of the independence of Costa Rica, the Central Bank issued a limited number of banknotes printed by Thomas de la Rue, London, with an overprint seal which reads “150 AÑOS DE INDEPENDENCIA 1821–1971”.

Image Denomination Serie Issue date Serial number Agreement Signature - Presidente de la Junta Directiva Signature - Gerente del Banco Ref
File:Billete 5 colones, 150 años de Independencia.jpg 5 Colones D 24 May 1971 6500001 – 7500000 #16 Hernán Garrón Salazar Claudio A. Volio Guardia [1][2]
File:Billete 10 Colones Conmemorativo.jpg 10 Colones C 24 May 1971 4500001 – 5000000 #16 Hernán Garrón Salazar Claudio A. Volio Guardia [1][3]
File:Billete 50 colones Conmemorativo.png 50 Colones B 24 May 1971 2450001 – 3000000 #16 Hernán Garrón Salazar Claudio A. Volio Guardia [1][4]
File:Billete 100 colones serie D Conmemorativo.png 100 Colones D 24 May 1971 1100001 – 1700000 #16 Hernán Garrón Salazar Claudio A. Volio Guardia [1][5]
File:Billete 500 colones serie A Conmemorativo.png 500 Colones A 24 May 1971 140001 – 170000 #16 Hernán Garrón Salazar Claudio A. Volio Guardia [1][5]
File:Billete 1000 Colones A Conmemorativo.png 1,000 Colones A 24 May 1971 210001 – 270000 #16 Hernán Garrón Salazar Claudio A. Volio Guardia [1][5]

XXV Anniversary of the Central Bank

In 1975, to celebrate its 25th anniversary, the Central Bank issued a 5 Colones D series note, printed by Thomas de la Rue, London, with an overprint seal which reads “XXV ANIVERSARIO BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA 1950–1975”.

Image Denomination Serie Issue date Serial number Agreement Signature - Presidente de la Junta Directiva Signature - Gerente del Banco Ref
File:Billete 5 colones, 25 aniversario BCCR.jpg 5 Colones D 20 March 1975 6500001 – 7500000 #5 Bernal Jiménez Monge Alvaro Vargas Echeverría [1][6]

Centenario Banco de Costa Rica

In 1978, on the occasion of the centennial of Banco de Costa Rica, the Central Bank put on circulation a limited number of banknotes printed by Thomas de La Rue, London, with a commemorative inscription on the reverse which reads “1877–CENTENARIO BANCO DE COSTA RICA–1977”, eliminated in the next series. This note continued to be issued by the Central Bank until 1986.

Image Denomination Serie Issue date Serial number Agreement Signature - Presidente Ejecutivo Signature - Gerente del Banco Ref
File:Billete 50 colones Centenario.png 50 Colones D 30 October 1978 #9 Rolando Ramírez Paniagua Rigoberto Navarro Meléndez [7][8]
50 Colones D 30 April 1979 #7 Rolando Ramírez Paniagua Rigoberto Navarro Meléndez [7][8]
50 Colones D 18 March 1980 #14 Rigoberto Navarro Meléndez [7][8]
50 Colones D 2 April 1981 #21 Rigoberto Navarro Meléndez [7][8]
50 Colones D 18 May 1982 #1 Carlos Manuel Castillo Morales Rigoberto Navarro Meléndez [7][8]
50 Colones D 28 August 1984 #4 Marco Antonio López Agüero Olivier Castro Pérez [7][8]
50 Colones D 22 November 1984 #2 Porfirio Morera Batres Olivier Castro Pérez [7][8]
50 Colones D 20 March 1985 #4 Rodrigo Bolaños Zamora Olivier Castro Pérez [7][8]
50 Colones D 2 April 1986 #3 Eduardo Lizano Faith Rodrigo Bolaños Zamora [7][8]

L Anniversary of the Central Bank

In 2000, to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Central Bank issued a limited number of banknotes printed by Thomas de la Rue, London, with an overprint seal which reads “50 BCCR ANIVERSARIO”.

Image Denomination Serie Issue date Serial number Agreement Signature - Presidente Ejecutivo Signature - Gerente del Banco Ref
File:Billete 500 colones serie D Conmemorativo.png 500 Colones D* 6 July 1994 02001001 – 02011000 #19 Carlos Manuel Castillo Carlos Muñoz [1][9]
File:Billete 1000 Colones D Conmemorativo.jpg 1,000 Colones D* 23 September 1998 023955001 – 023965000 #15 Eduardo Lizano Faith José Rafael Brenes [1][9]
File:Billete 2000 colones Conmemorativo.png 2,000 Colones A* 30 July 1997 04825001 – 04835000 #13 Rodrigo Bolaños Carlos Muñoz [1][9]
File:Billete de 5000 colones, 50 aniversario BCCR.jpg 5,000 Colones C* 24 February 1999 031001 – 041000 #13 Eduardo Lizano Faith José Rafael Brenes [1][9]
File:Billete 10000 colones Conmemorativo.png 10,000 Colones A* 30 July 1997 4830001 – 4840000 #13 Rodrigo Bolaños Carlos Muñoz [1][9]

Note: Every banknote of this serie (*) kept the agreement number and the signatures of the original issues. The only change was the commemorative seal.

See also

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References

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