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.
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 âÂÂ150 AÃÂOS DE INDEPENDENCIA 1821âÂÂ1971âÂÂ.
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 âÂÂXXV ANIVERSARIO BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA 1950âÂÂ1975âÂÂ.
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 âÂÂ1877âÂÂCENTENARIO BANCO DE COSTA RICAâÂÂ1977âÂÂ, eliminated in the next series. This note continued to be issued by the Central Bank until 1986.
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 âÂÂ50 BCCR ANIVERSARIOâÂÂ.
Note: Every banknote of this serie (*) kept the agreement number and the signatures of the original issues. The only change was the commemorative seal.