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Costa Rica
 
 

 

Country overview

 

 

Republica de Costa Rica
Capital San Jose
Population (millions) 4.0
Area (sq km) 51,100
GDP per capita (USD PPP) 9,600

 

 

Polymer overview

 

 

Country ranking Not ranked All varieties 7
Year of the first polymer issue 1983 Proof 3
Number of polymer issues 1 Specimen 3
Current status Paper Regular 1
New polymer issues expected? No Replacement 0

 

 

General information

 

 

 

Banco Central de Costa Rica (Español)
 

 

 

 
Presidente Ejecutivo Gerente
 

 

 

 

The beginning and the end of Tyvek® bank notes

 

See Promotional prints / ABNC—Costa Rica for more information on a promotional 100 Colones Tyvek® note.
 

 

Bank notes

 

COUNTRY S CURRENCY DENOMINATION SIZE PICK PRINTER POLYMER
Costa Rica 1 Colon 20  158x68 P252 ABNC Tyvek®

S DATE_1 DATE_2 SIGNATORY DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE PICS
1P1  28 de junio de 1983 not given no data early proof; w/o wmk; w/o s/n; w/o c/h; handwritten "Passable" and correction circled at lower right no data €350.00 F  B
1P2 none not given none w/o wmk; w/o s/n; w/o c/h; w/o sig.; offset printing only no data €350.00 F  B
1P3 none not given none w/o wmk; w/o s/n; w/o c/h; w/o sig. no data €300.00 F  B
1S1  28 de junio de 1983
'83		 not given no data w/o wmk; s/n Z0000000; w/ 2 c/h; w/ sig.; specimen ovpt no data €250.00 F  B
1S2  28 de junio de 1983 not given no data w/o wmk; s/n Z0000000; w/ 2 c/h; w/ sig.; specimen ovpt; handwriting on front no data €250.00 F  B
1S3 28 de junio de 1983 not given no data w/o wmk; s/n Z0000000; w/ 2 c/h; w/ sig.; specimen ovpt; handwriting on back no data €250.00 F  B
1R1 28 de junio de 1983 1983 no data . 1,000,000 €66.00
 F  B
 

 

All notes carry a Z prefix. Costa Rica S1 notes have been printed and delivered by the ABNC to the Central Bank of Costa Rica at no charge. Information on the quantity printed varies: some sources suggest 500,000 notes printed, other suggest 1,000,000 notes printed.