Costa Rica new 1,000- and 2,000-colon notes (B557, B559) confirmed
23 06, 2011 20:00 Category: Central America
1,000-colon (US$2.00), 2 de setiembre de 2009.
Red. Front: Spanish text; Braulio Carrillo Colina; original ESTADO DE COSTA RICA shield; map of Costa Rica on see-through leaf. Back: Spanish text; dry forest (bosque seco) landscape in Guanacaste; pitahaya cactus flowers; tree; white-tailed deer; scorpions. Simulated security thread. Watermark: Leaves. Printer: (Oberthur Technologies). 125 x 67 mm. Polymer.
2,000-colon (US$3.95), 2 de setiembre de 2009.
Blue. Front: Spanish text; open books; Mauro Fernández Acuña; Colegio Superior de Señoritas building in San Jose; map of Costa Rica in OVI. Back: Spanish text; coral reef (arrecife coralino); star fish (Oreaster reticulatus, estrella de mar de la laguna); bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas, Tiburón toro); turtles; and corals (Pseudopterogorgia americana, plumas de mar). Windowed security thread with demetalized BCCR 2000. Watermark: Mauro Fernández Acuña and electrotype 2000. Printer: (Oberthur Technologies). 132 x 67 mm.
Courtesy of Jose Alvarado.
