2000 Colones 14.9.2018 (Front: Portrait of Mauro Fernández Acuña (1843–1905). Colegio Superior de Señoritas, San José. Open books. Map of Costa Rica. Back: Sea Plume (Pseudopterogorgia americana). Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas). Starfish or Red Cushion Sea Star (Oreaster reticulatus). Fish. Coral reef. Turtles. Antillogorgia or Slimy Sea Plume (Pseudopterogorgia americana). Shadow image: Portrait of Alfredo González Flores (seen as positive image on darker surfaces, but a negative on lighter surfaces). Security features: See-through feature with Spark live® (SPARK® Orbital™) window and ink with dynamic color change effect with a "shifting ring" in optically variable magnetic ink (OVMI). It is shaped as Costa Rica's map contour outline. The transparent part of the see-through is shaped like a foliage (leaf) of a mangrove tree. Colour changing ink applications on the transparent window feature. Two consecutively running black vertical and red ascending horizontal serial numbers on the reverse of the banknote. Invisible to the eye coloured hi-lite block with '2 MIL' design located on top of the old B.I.C.R. photo and both serial numbers fluoresce under ultraviolet light. Almost 2 mm wide simulated security thread. Microtext. Tactile feature: There is a rectangular-shaped arrangement of six impressed dots in the bottom left corner of the obverse to enable physical identification of the note for the visually impaired and the blind people. Main colour: Blue. Artist: FCOF. Engraver: FCOF. Signatures: Rodrigo Cubero Brealey (Presidente Ejecutivo del BCCR, 8 May 2018–); Eduardo Prado Zúñiga (Gerente, 4 June 2014–). Issuer: Central Bank of Costa Rica. Date of Issue: 14 September 2018. Circulation from: 1 December 2020. Material: Polymer plastic substrate. Printing method: Lithography (offset), calcography, serigraphy (silkscreen printing). Printer: François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire also known as Oberthur Technologies, France (FCOF)) (Serial Nos: B0072070xx) UNC
Dimensions: 132 x 66 mm
LARGER (SAMPLE) PHOTO: CLICK HERE
Catalogue Number: P-281
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)
Dimensions: 132 x 66 mm
LARGER (SAMPLE) PHOTO: CLICK HERE
Catalogue Number: P-281
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)
