Costa Rica 500 Colones, 1979-1985

Series B

Costa Rica 500 Colones, 1979-1985 obverse
Costa Rica 500 Colones, 1979-1985 reverse

Information:

Reference P#249
Country Costa Rica
Period Coln (1896-date)
Issuing bank Central Bank of Costa Rica
Currency Colones
Type Circulation banknotes
Year 1979-1985
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 155x68 mm

Obverse:

Image 1
Latin
QUINIENTOS COLONES Acuerdo de la Junta Directiva N° Presidente ejecutivo Gerente Manuel María Gutiérrez BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA

Reverse:

Image 1
Latin
QUINIENTOS COLONES Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA Thomas de la Rue & Company Limited

Varieties:

Date Variety Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC AVG
1979-Jul-06 B0000001 → B0200000, red serial - - - - - - -
1979-Nov-15 B0200001 → B0400000, red serial - - - - - - -
1979-Dec-06 B0400001 → B0600000, red serial - - - - - - -
1980-Dec-18 B0600001 → B0700000, red serial - - - - - - -
1981-Mar-12 B0700001 → B1050000, red serial (Signatures: Hernán Sáenz Jiménez & Rigoberto Navarro Meléndez) - - - - - - -
1981-Sep-17 B1050001 → B1850000, black serial - - - - - - -
1981-Dec-24 B1850001 → B2350000, black serial - - - - - - -
1982-May-18 B2350001 → B3850000, black serial (Signatures: Carlos Manuel Castillo Morales & Rigoberto Navarro Meléndez) - - - - - - -
1984-Aug-07 B3850001 → B4850000, black serial (Signatures: Marco Antonio López Agüero & - - - - - - -
1985-Mar-20 B4850001 → B6050000, black serial (Signatures: Rodrigo Bolaños Zamora & Olivier Castro Pérez) - - - - - - -