25 Pesos, Costa Rica, 1885 (Pick 122)

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 print; orange underprint. Red serial numbers. Coat of arms of Costa Rica at left. People standing on the edge of Niagara Falls at centre. Bust of Próspero Fernández Oreamuno wearing military uniform at right. Its lettering reads “25 / REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA / LAS ADMINISTRACIONES DE LAS RENTAS PÚBLICAS / PAGARÁN AL PORTADOR / la suma de VEINTE Y CINCO PESOS en moneda / acuñada y corriente de este País. SAN JOSÉ de Costa Rica / MINISTERIO DE HACIENDA Y COMERCIO / AMÉRICA CENTRAL / REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA / EL SECRETARIO DE HACIENDA / EL ADMINISTRADOR PRINCIPAL / American Bank Note Co. N.Y.”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Republic of Costa Rica. The Administrations of Public Revenues will pay to the bearer the sum of twenty-five pesos in minted and current currency of this country. San José of Costa Rica. Ministry of Finance and Commerce. Central America. Republic of ”.

Reverse: Brown print. Handstamped. Its lettering reads “REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA / 25 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK.”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Republic of Costa Rica.”. The note was printed by American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), United States (1795-date). 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.