500 Colones Series A
Features
| Issuer |
Costa Rica
 |
|---|---|
| Bank emisyjny | Banco Central de Costa Rica |
| Period |
Second Republic (1948-date)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 1951-1977 |
| Value | 500 Colones (500 CRC) |
| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
| Composition | Papier |
| Size | 157 × 66 mm |
| Shape | Prostokątny |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 361159 |
| References | P# 225 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Obverse
(en) Purple on multicolour underprint.
Bank name and serial number at top. Two signatures and value in numeral and word form at left-centre. Portrait of Manuel María Gutiérrez at right. Printer's name at lower centre. Value in Roman numerals at lower corners.
Scripts: łaciński, łacina (fraktura gotycka)
Lettering:
500 Banco Central de Costa Rica 500
101120 SERIE A
SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA
6 de mayo de 1969
ACUERDO DE LA JUNTA DIRECTIVA № 6
SERIE A 101120
500
QUINIENTOS COLONES
EL PRESIDENTE DE LA JUNTA DIRECTIVA
EL GERENTE DEL BANCO
MANUEL MARÍA GUTIÉRREZ
D D
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.
Reverse
(en) Purple.
Bank name at top. National Theatre of Costa Rica within decorative frame at centre. Roman numerals and large 500 within guilloches at left and right. Value in word form and printer's name at bottom.
Scripts: łaciński, łacina (fraktura gotycka)
Lettering:
Banco Central de Costa Rica
D 500 D
D 500 D
TEATRO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA
QUINIENTOS COLONES
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.
Printer
American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), United States (1795-date)Comments
(en)
Notes with the date 24 May 1971 (A 140001 - A 170000) were issued with commemorative overprint as P#245.
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| Date | No. printed | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1951-Oct-10 | 10 000 | P# 225aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 000001 → 010000 (Signatures: Jaime Solera Bennett & Ángel Coronas Guardia) | ||||||||||||
| 1951-Dec-12 | 10 000 | P# 225aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 010001 → 020000 (Signatures: Jaime Solera Bennett & Ángel Coronas Guardia) | ||||||||||||
| ND (1951-1977) | P# 225sStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) Specimen, red overprint "MUESTRA", no date or signatures | |||||||||||||
| 1952-Jan-30 | 10 000 | P# 225aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 020001 → 030000 (Signatures: Rodrigo Facio Brenes & Mario Fernández Pacheco) | ||||||||||||
| 1952-Jun-11 | 10 000 | P# 225aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 030001 → 040000 (Signatures: Jaime Solera Bennett & Ángel Coronas Guardia) | ||||||||||||
| 1958-Mar-26 | 10 000 | P# 225aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 040001 → 050000 (Signatures: Rodolfo Lara Iraeta & Álvaro Castro Jenkins) | ||||||||||||
| 1959-Oct-06 | 10 000 | P# 225aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 050001 → 060000 (Signatures: Manuel Jiménez de la Guardia & Álvaro Castro Jenkins) | ||||||||||||
| 1964-Sep-09 | 10 000 | P# 225aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 060001 → 070000 (Signatures: Carlos M. Escalante Durán & Álvaro Castro Jenkins) | ||||||||||||
| 1965-Jun-09 | 10 000 | P# 225aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 070001 → 080000 (Signatures: Rodolfo Lara Iraeta & Álvaro Castro Jenkins) | ||||||||||||
| 1967-Oct-09 | 10 000 | P# 225aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 080001 → 090000 (Signatures: Rodolfo Lara Iraeta & Omar Dengo Obregón) | ||||||||||||
| 1969-May-06 | 20 000 | P# 225aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 090001 → 110000 (Signatures: Jaime Solera Bennett & Omar Dengo Obregón) | ||||||||||||
| 1970-Apr-07 | 20 000 | P# 225bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 110001 → 130000 (Signatures: Juan Rafael Arias Trejos & Omar Dengo Obregón) | ||||||||||||
| 1970-Jun-30 | 10 000 | P# 225bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 130001 → 140000 (Signatures: Juan Rafael Arias Trejos & Omar Dengo Obregón) | ||||||||||||
| 1972-Sep-06 | 10 000 | P# 225bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 170001 → 180000 (Signatures: Claudio Alpízar Vargas & Claudio A. Volio Guardia) | ||||||||||||
| 1973-Apr-02 | 40 000 | P# 225bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 180001 → 220000 (Signatures: Bernal Jiménez Monge & Claudio A. Volio Guardia) | ||||||||||||
| 1973-Oct-18 | 20 000 | P# 225bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 220001 → 240000 (Signatures: Álvaro Sancho Castro & Claudio A. Volio Guardia) | ||||||||||||
| 1974-Jun-12 | 20 000 | P# 225bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 240001 → 260000 (Signatures: Claudio Alpízar Vargas & Álvaro Vargas Echeverría) | ||||||||||||
| 1975-Jun-09 | 20 000 | P# 225bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 260001 → 280000 (Signatures: Porfirio Morera Batres & Álvaro Vargas Echeverría) | ||||||||||||
| 1975-Dec-02 | 20 000 | P# 225bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 280001 → 300000 (Signatures: Bernal Jiménez Monge & Álvaro Vargas Echeverría) | ||||||||||||
| 1976-May-04 | 100 000 | P# 225bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 300001 → 400000 (Signatures: Bernal Jiménez Monge & Rigoberto Navarro Meléndez) | ||||||||||||
| 1977-Apr-26 | 100 000 | P# 225bStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
(en) 400001 → 500000 (Signatures: Bernal Jiménez Monge & Rigoberto Navarro Meléndez) | ||||||||||||
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