Costa Rica 50 Colones 1974-Jun-12

Series C

C1400001 → C2400000 (Signatures: Claudio Alpízar Vargas & Álvaro Vargas Echeverría)

Costa Rica 50 Colones, 1972-1977 P-239 obverse

Costa Rica 50 Colones, 1972-1977 P-239 reverse

Information:

Rarity

B - Uncommon

Date	Variety	Iss.	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Date	Variety	Iss.	1974-Jun-12	C1400001 → C2400000 (Signatures: Claudio Alpízar Vargas & Álvaro Vargas Echeverría)	+	-	-	-	-	-	-

Reference	P#239
Country	Costa Rica
Period	Coln (1896-date)
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Costa Rica
Currency	Colones
Denomination	50 Colones
Type	Circulation banknotes
Year	1972-1977
Shape	Rectangular
Composition	Paper
Demonetized	Yes
Size (WxH)	155x68 mm

Obverse:

Latin

Obverse text

CINCUENTA COLONES Manuel María de Peralta y Alfaro BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA

Obverse symbol

Olive-green multicolor underprint. Meeting scene at left (allusive first ten partners who formed the Bank of the Union). Manuel María de Peralta y Alfaro at right, Series C.

Reverse:

Latin

Reverse text

CINCUENTA COLONES BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA

Reverse symbol

Casa Amarilla ("Yellow house") At right a Ceiba tree (see comments)

Varieties:

Date	Variety	Iss.	Value
Date	Variety	Iss.	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1972-Sep-06	C000001-C500000	500k	-	-	-	-	-	-
1972-Dec-13	C500001-C700000	200k	-	-	-	-	-	-
1973-Sep-10	C0700001 → C1300000 (Signatures: Álvaro Sancho Castro & Claudio Antonio Volio Guardia)	600k	-	-	-	-	-	-
1973-Nov-28	C1300001 → C1400000	100k	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974-Jun-12	C1400001 → C2400000 (Signatures: Claudio Alpízar Vargas & Álvaro Vargas Echeverría)	1m	-	-	-	-	-	-
1975-Jun-09	C2400001 → C3400000 (Signatures: Porfirio Morera Batres & Álvaro Vargas Echeverría)	1m	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976-May-04	C3400001 → C4200000 (Signatures: Bernal Jiménez Monge & Rigoberto Navarro Meléndez)	800k	-	-	-	-	-	-
1977-Apr-26	C4200001 → C5000000 (Signatures: Bernal Jiménez Monge & Rigoberto Navarro Meléndez)	800k	-	-	-	-	-	-