Information:
| Reference | P#278 |
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Period | Coln (1896-date) |
| Currency | Colones |
| Denomination | 20.000 Colones |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Issuing bank | Central Bank of Costa Rica |
| Year | 2009-2012 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes on 31.01.2022 |
| Size (WxH) | 153x67 mm |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse text20000 Costa Rica
María Isabel Carvajal
Carmen Lyra
Obverse symbolOrange and multicolor. Maria Isabel Carvajal (alias Carmen Lyra), outline of Costa Rica, rabbit stroking a coyote - from Lyra's "Cuentos De Mi Tía Panchita" (Tales of My Aunt Panchita).
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Reverse:
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Latin
Reverse text20 mil colones
Banco Central de Costa Rica
Reverse symbolOrange and multicolor. Chispita hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula) at right center, mountainous landscape (paramo), "papelillo" (Senecio oerstedianus), papelillo flower.
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Varieties:
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 2009-Sep-02 | Series A. (000 000 001 → 031 900 000) | + | - | - | - | - | - | $48,00 | |
| 2009-Sep-02 | Series A. Specimen (A 000000000) | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2012-Sep-19 | Series A. Signatures: Rodrigo Bolaños Zamora & Félix Delgado Quesada (031 900 001 → 053 691 250) | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||