Costa Rica

Kind

republic

Region

Central America, North America

Recorded period

1821 – present

Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.

Sorted by date, earliest first.

Stacks Bowers via Numista

banknotes

25 Pesos, Costa Rica, 1865 (Pick 105)

1865

This 25 Pesos note was issued in Costa Rica, dated 1865. It belongs to the Peso (decimalized, 1863-1896) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: First Republic (1848-1948). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 105. Obverse: Black…

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Stacks Bowers via Numista

banknotes

25 Pesos, Costa Rica, 1885 (Pick 122)

1885

This 25 Pesos note was issued in Costa Rica, dated 1885. It belongs to the Peso (decimalized, 1863-1896) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: First Republic (1848-1948). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 122. Obverse: Black…

Documented

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Smithsonian National Postal Museum

stamps

5c Overprinted Guanacaste on Costa Rica single

1889

5c Overprinted Guanacaste on Costa Rica single — postage stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 2011.2015.7), catalogued by the museum as Scott Guanacaste 66. Dated by the museum: 1889. Medium: paper; ink. The Guanacaste overprints were applied to Costa Rican stamps in the late nineteent…

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Banco Central de Costa Rica / Thomas De La Rue (via Wikimedia Commons)

banknotes

Costa Rican colon banknotes

20th century

Costa Rican colón banknotes represent the paper currency of Costa Rica, introduced in 1896 to replace the peso at par. Named after Christopher Columbus (Cristóbal Colón in Spanish), the currency is denoted by the colón sign (₡) and subdivided into one hundred céntimos. Before centralisation, paper money was produced…

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Heritage Auctions via Numista

banknotes

5 Colones, Banco Internacional de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, 1914 (Pick 160)

1914

This 5 Colones note was issued in Costa Rica by Banco Internacional de Costa Rica, dated 1914. It belongs to the Colón (1896-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: First Republic (1848-1948). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as…

Documented

Partial type record

Heritage Auctions via Numista

banknotes

1 Colón, Banco Internacional de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, 1918–1935 (Pick 158)

1918-1935

This 1 Colón note was issued in Costa Rica by Banco Internacional de Costa Rica, with dates recorded from 1918–1935. It belongs to the Colón (1896-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: First Republic (1848-1948). It measures 147 × 64 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard C…

Documented

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Heritage Auctions via Numista

banknotes

50 Centimos (50 céntimos), Banco Internacional de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, 1935 (Pick 165)

1935

This 50 Centimos note was issued in Costa Rica by Banco Internacional de Costa Rica, dated 1935. It belongs to the Colón (1896-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: First Republic (1848-1948). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type a…

Documented

Partial type record

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