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Costa Rica 500 Colones 1979-Nov-15

Series B

B0200001 → B0400000, red serial

Costa Rica 500 Colones, 1979-1985 P-249 obverse
Costa Rica 500 Colones, 1979-1985 P-249 reverse
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Information:

Rarity R - Rare
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1979-Nov-15 B0200001 → B0400000, red serial + - - - - - -
Reference P#249a
Country Costa Rica
Period Coln (1896-date)
Issuing bank Central Bank of Costa Rica
Currency Colones
Denomination 500 Colones
Type Circulation banknotes
Year 1979-1985
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 155x68 mm

Obverse:

Costa Rica 500 Colones, 1979-1985 P-249
Latin

Obverse text

QUINIENTOS COLONES Acuerdo de la Junta Directiva N° Presidente ejecutivo Gerente Manuel María Gutiérrez BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA

Obverse symbol

Purple on multicolor underprint. Manuel María Gutiérrez Flores at right. Series B. Curved lines pattern at left

Reverse:

Image 1
Latin

Reverse text

QUINIENTOS COLONES Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA Thomas de la Rue & Company Limited

Reverse symbol

National Theatre at center right. Decorative elements. National Theater logo at right

Varieties

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1979-Jul-06 B0000001 → B0200000, red serial 200k - - - - - -
1979-Nov-15 B0200001 → B0400000, red serial 200k - - - - - -
1979-Dec-06 B0400001 → B0600000, red serial 200k - - - - - -
1980-Dec-18 B0600001 → B0700000, red serial 100k - - - - - -
1981-Mar-12 B0700001 → B1050000, red serial (Signatures: Hernán Sáenz Jiménez & Rigoberto Navarro Meléndez) 350k - - - - - -
1981-Sep-17 B1050001 → B1850000, black serial 800k - - - - - -
1981-Dec-24 B1850001 → B2350000, black serial 500k - - - - - -
1982-May-18 B2350001 → B3850000, black serial (Signatures: Carlos Manuel Castillo Morales & Rigoberto Navarro Meléndez) 1.5m - - - - - -
1984-Aug-07 B3850001 → B4850000, black serial (Signatures: Marco Antonio López Agüero & 1m - - - - - -
1985-Mar-20 B4850001 → B6050000, black serial (Signatures: Rodrigo Bolaños Zamora & Olivier Castro Pérez) 1.2m - - - - - -