25 Pesos, Costa Rica, 1865 (Pick 105)

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 print; blue underprint. Coat of arms at left, oxen pulled cart at right. Its lettering reads “25 / VEINTICINCO PESOS / REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA / Las Administraciones de las Rentas / Publicas pagarán al Portador la Suma de VEINTICINCO PESOS / en moneda acuñada y corriente de este Pais. / San José de Costa Rica, 2 de Enero de 1865 / El Secretario de Hacienda / El Administrador Principal / MINISTERO DE HACIENDA Y GUERRA / REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA / AMERICA CENTRAL / BRADBURY, WILKINSON & Co. B”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Twenty-five pesos. Republic of Costa Rica. The Public Revenue Administrations will pay to the bearer the sum of twenty-five pesos in minted and current money of this country. San José, Costa Rica, January 2nd, 1865. The Secretary of the Treasury. The”.

Reverse: Blank. The note was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990). Demonetized: Yes. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.