# Commemorative banknotes of Costa Rica

Commemorative banknotes of Costa Rica of the Costa Rican colón have been issued by the Central Bank of Costa Rica since its creation in 1950. The following is a list of the different issues printed on all the currently circulating notes along with a short description.

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### 150 Years of Independence

In 1971, to celebrate the 150 years of the independence of Costa Rica, the Central Bank issued a limited number of banknotes printed by Thomas de la Rue, London, with an overprint seal which reads “150 AÑOS DE INDEPENDENCIA 1821–1971”.
| Denomination | Serie | Issue date | Serial number | Agreement | Signature - Presidente de la Junta Directiva | Signature - Gerente del Banco |
| 5 Colones | D | 24 May 1971 | 6500001 – 7500000 | #16 | Hernán Garrón Salazar | Claudio A. Volio Guardia |
| 10 Colones | C | 24 May 1971 | 4500001 – 5000000 | #16 | Hernán Garrón Salazar | Claudio A. Volio Guardia |
| 50 Colones | B | 24 May 1971 | 2450001 – 3000000 | #16 | Hernán Garrón Salazar | Claudio A. Volio Guardia |
| 100 Colones | D | 24 May 1971 | 1100001 – 1700000 | #16 | Hernán Garrón Salazar | Claudio A. Volio Guardia |
| 500 Colones | A | 24 May 1971 | 140001 – 170000 | #16 | Hernán Garrón Salazar | Claudio A. Volio Guardia |
| 1,000 Colones | A | 24 May 1971 | 210001 – 270000 | #16 | Hernán Garrón Salazar | Claudio A. Volio Guardia |

### XXV Anniversary of the Central Bank

In 1975, to celebrate its 25th anniversary, the Central Bank issued a 5 Colones D series note, printed by Thomas de la Rue, London, with an overprint seal which reads “XXV ANIVERSARIO BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA 1950–1975”.
| Image | Denomination | Serie | Issue date | Serial number | Agreement | Signature - Presidente de la Junta Directiva | Signature - Gerente del Banco | Ref |
| | 5 Colones | D | 20 March 1975 | 6500001 – 7500000 | #5 | Bernal Jiménez Monge | Alvaro Vargas Echeverría | |

### Centenario Banco de Costa Rica

In 1978, on the occasion of the centennial of Banco de Costa Rica, the Central Bank put on circulation a limited number of banknotes printed by Thomas de La Rue, London, with a commemorative inscription on the reverse which reads “1877–CENTENARIO BANCO DE COSTA RICA–1977”, eliminated in the next series. This note continued to be issued by the Central Bank until 1986.
| Denomination | Serie | Issue date | Agreement | Signature - Presidente Ejecutivo | Signature - Gerente del Banco |
| 50 Colones | D | 30 October 1978 | #9 | Rolando Ramírez Paniagua | Rigoberto Navarro Meléndez |
| 50 Colones | D | 30 April 1979 | #7 | Rolando Ramírez Paniagua | Rigoberto Navarro Meléndez |
| 50 Colones | D | 18 March 1980 | #14 | | Rigoberto Navarro Meléndez |
| 50 Colones | D | 2 April 1981 | #21 | | Rigoberto Navarro Meléndez |
| 50 Colones | D | 18 May 1982 | #1 | Carlos Manuel Castillo Morales | Rigoberto Navarro Meléndez |
| 50 Colones | D | 28 August 1984 | #4 | Marco Antonio López Agüero | Olivier Castro Pérez |
| 50 Colones | D | 22 November 1984 | #2 | Porfirio Morera Batres | Olivier Castro Pérez |
| 50 Colones | D | 20 March 1985 | #4 | Rodrigo Bolaños Zamora | Olivier Castro Pérez |
| 50 Colones | D | 2 April 1986 | #3 | Eduardo Lizano Faith | Rodrigo Bolaños Zamora |

### L Anniversary of the Central Bank

In 2000, to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Central Bank issued a limited number of banknotes printed by Thomas de la Rue, London, with an overprint seal which reads “50 BCCR ANIVERSARIO”.
| Denomination | Serie | Issue date | Serial number | Agreement | Signature - Presidente Ejecutivo | Signature - Gerente del Banco |
| 500 Colones | D* | 6 July 1994 | 02001001 – 02011000 | #19 | Carlos Manuel Castillo | Carlos Muñoz |
| 1,000 Colones | D* | 23 September 1998 | 023955001 – 023965000 | #15 | Eduardo Lizano Faith | José Rafael Brenes |
| 2,000 Colones | A* | 30 July 1997 | 04825001 – 04835000 | #13 | Rodrigo Bolaños | Carlos Muñoz |
| 5,000 Colones | C* | 24 February 1999 | 031001 – 041000 | #13 | Eduardo Lizano Faith | José Rafael Brenes |
| 10,000 Colones | A* | 30 July 1997 | 4830001 – 4840000 | #13 | Rodrigo Bolaños | Carlos Muñoz |
Note: Every banknote of this serie (*) kept the agreement number and the signatures of the original issues. The only change was the commemorative seal.