{"product_id":"costa-rica-p280-polymer-1000-colones-2019-unc-braulio-carrillo-dry-forest","title":"Costa Rica P280 POLYMER 1000 Colones 2019 UNC—Braulio Carrillo—Dry Forest 60629","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vivid polymer note celebrating \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Costa_Rica\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCosta Rica\u003c\/a\u003e's ecological identity — one of the world's most biodiverse nations — alongside a founding father who shaped the country's early institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e red\/crimson dominant tint; green color-changing ink on coat of arms and country outline; clear security window strip at right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePortrait:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Braulio_Carrillo_Colina\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBraulio Carrillo Colina\u003c\/a\u003e, head of state of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/State_of_Costa_Rica\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eState of Costa Rica\u003c\/a\u003e (1838–1842), facing right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoat of arms:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coat_of_arms_of_Costa_Rica\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eState of Costa Rica coat of arms\u003c\/a\u003e in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Optically_variable_ink\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecolor-shifting ink\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMap outline:\u003c\/strong\u003e outline of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Costa_Rica\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCosta Rica\u003c\/a\u003e in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Optically_variable_ink\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecolor-shifting ink\u003c\/a\u003e at left — shifts from emerald green to turquoise to blue when tilted, with a bright floating ring that moves simultaneously\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSecurity window:\u003c\/strong\u003e transparent window strip at right; window patterns printed in color-shifting ink that changes from gold to purple-brown when tilted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eText:\u003c\/strong\u003e ESTADO DE COSTA RICA \/ BRAULIO CARRILLO COLINA \/ 1 MIL COLONES; ACUERDO Nº 5, 20 de setiembre de 2019, SERIE C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Bank_of_Costa_Rica\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Bank of Costa Rica\u003c\/a\u003e officials (Series C, 2019)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e red\/crimson tint throughout; natural greens and earth tones in the forest vignette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCentral scene:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tropical_dry_forest\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edry forest\u003c\/a\u003e (Bosque Seco) landscape featuring:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enterolobium_cyclocarpum\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGuanacaste tree\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003cem\u003eEnterolobium cyclocarpum\u003c\/em\u003e) — the national tree of Costa Rica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Odocoileus_virginianus\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWhite-tailed deer\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003cem\u003eOdocoileus virginianus\u003c\/em\u003e) — the national animal of Costa Rica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Selenicereus_costaricensis\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCosta Rican Pitahaya cactus flower\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003cem\u003eHylocereus costaricensis\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eText:\u003c\/strong\u003e BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA \/ BOSQUE SECO \/ 1000 COLONES; species names in Latin and Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e P280 (2019, Series C) — this note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P280; Numista N#308516\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polymer_banknote\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePolymer\u003c\/a\u003e (Guardian®)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 125 × 67 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Bank_of_Costa_Rica\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Bank of Costa Rica (Banco Central de Costa Rica)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orell_F%C3%BCssli\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOrell Füssli\u003c\/a\u003e, Zürich, Switzerland (1519–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFirst circulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2021 (dated September 20, 2019 per issue agreement)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Costa_Rican_col%C3%B3n\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCosta Rican Colón\u003c\/a\u003e (1896–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Man Who Unified Costa Rica\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Braulio_Carrillo_Colina\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBraulio Carrillo Colina\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e1800\u003c\/strong\u003e–1845) was one of the most consequential — and polarizing — figures in Costa Rican history. As head of state from \u003cstrong\u003e1838\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003e1842\u003c\/strong\u003e, he declared Costa Rica fully independent from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_Republic_of_Central_America\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFederal Republic of Central America\u003c\/a\u003e, established \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Jos%C3%A9\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSan José\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e as the permanent capital, and created the country's first civil code. He ruled with an iron hand — critics called him a \u003cstrong\u003edictator\u003c\/strong\u003e — but his administrative reforms gave Costa Rica the institutional foundation that would eventually make it one of Latin America's most stable democracies. He was assassinated in \u003cstrong\u003e1845\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/El_Salvador\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEl Salvador\u003c\/a\u003e after being overthrown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Dry Forest on the Back\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse celebrates Costa Rica's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tropical_dry_forest\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etropical dry forest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e — one of the most endangered ecosystems in the Americas, with less than 2% of its original extent remaining. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enterolobium_cyclocarpum\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuanacaste tree\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is Costa Rica's national tree, so iconic that the northwestern province is named after it. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Odocoileus_virginianus\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewhite-tailed deer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is the national animal. And the \u003cstrong\u003ePitahaya\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Selenicereus_costaricensis\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHylocereus costaricensis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e) is a native cactus whose vivid magenta fruit — a type of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dragon_fruit\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edragon fruit\u003c\/a\u003e — is now exported worldwide. Three national symbols on one banknote back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePolymer: The Future of Banknotes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis note is printed on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polymer_banknote\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuardian® polymer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e substrate — the same technology pioneered by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAustralia\u003c\/a\u003e in \u003cstrong\u003e1988\u003c\/strong\u003e and now used by over 50 countries. Polymer notes last \u003cstrong\u003e2.5× longer\u003c\/strong\u003e than paper, are waterproof, and carry security features that are nearly impossible to counterfeit. The color-shifting map of Costa Rica on the front — cycling from emerald green to turquoise to blue with a floating ring effect — and the gold-to-purple window patterns are hallmarks of modern \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Security_printing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esecurity printing\u003c\/a\u003e. The printer, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orell_F%C3%BCssli\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrell Füssli\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e of Zürich, has been printing since \u003cstrong\u003e1519\u003c\/strong\u003e — making it one of the oldest continuously operating printing houses on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this note and you hold Costa Rica's ecological soul in your hands — a founding father, a vanishing forest, and three national symbols pressed into a crisp, waterproof polymer sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Costa Rica\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish for \"Rich Coast\" — named by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christopher_Columbus\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChristopher Columbus\u003c\/a\u003e on his fourth voyage in \u003cstrong\u003e1502\u003c\/strong\u003e, reportedly after seeing indigenous people wearing gold ornaments along the Caribbean coast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Jos%C3%A9\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSan José\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~340,000; metro ~1.4 million)\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name of San José:\u003c\/strong\u003e Named after \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Joseph\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaint Joseph\u003c\/a\u003e (San José in Spanish), patron saint of the city, by Spanish colonial settlers in the 18th century\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~5.2 million (UN 2024) — comparable to South Carolina or Colorado\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 51,100 km² \/ 19,730 mi² — slightly smaller than West Virginia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$27,000 (IMF 2024) — among the highest in Central America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medical_device\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emedical devices\u003c\/a\u003e (#1 export), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pineapple\" target=\"_blank\"\u003epineapples\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banana\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebananas\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coffee\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecoffee\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dragon_fruit\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edragon fruit\u003c\/a\u003e, tourism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicaragua\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNicaragua\u003c\/a\u003e (north), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panama\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePanama\u003c\/a\u003e (south), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_Ocean\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePacific Ocean\u003c\/a\u003e (west), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean_Sea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCaribbean Sea\u003c\/a\u003e (east)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpanish\u003c\/a\u003e (official); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Limon_Creole\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLimon Creole English\u003c\/a\u003e spoken on the Caribbean coast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_Costa_Ricans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWhite\/Mestizo\u003c\/a\u003e (~84%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afro-Costa_Ricans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfro-Costa Rican\u003c\/a\u003e (~7%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indigenous_peoples_of_Costa_Rica\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndigenous\u003c\/a\u003e (~2.4%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_Costa_Ricans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChinese\u003c\/a\u003e (~1%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (1945); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organization_of_American_States\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOrganization of American States\u003c\/a\u003e (1948); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_American_Integration_System\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSICA\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Trade_Organization\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWTO\u003c\/a\u003e; free trade agreements with US (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CAFTA-DR\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCAFTA-DR\u003c\/a\u003e), EU, and China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Independent from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpain\u003c\/a\u003e 15 September \u003cstrong\u003e1821\u003c\/strong\u003e; fully independent republic declared \u003cstrong\u003e1848\u003c\/strong\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Republic_of_Costa_Rica\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSecond Republic\u003c\/a\u003e established \u003cstrong\u003e1948\u003c\/strong\u003e after civil war — notably \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abolition_of_the_military_in_Costa_Rica\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eabolished its military\u003c\/a\u003e that same year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCosta Rica Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo military since 1948:\u003c\/strong\u003e Costa Rica \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abolition_of_the_military_in_Costa_Rica\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eabolished its armed forces\u003c\/a\u003e after the 1948 civil war — one of only a handful of countries in the world with no standing army, and the first in Latin America to enshrine it in the constitution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e5% of Earth's biodiversity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Despite covering just 0.03% of Earth's surface, Costa Rica is home to an estimated \u003cstrong\u003e5%\u003c\/strong\u003e of all species on the planet — including over 900 species of birds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e99% renewable electricity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Costa Rica regularly runs on \u003cstrong\u003e99–100% renewable energy\u003c\/strong\u003e for months at a time, powered by hydroelectric, geothermal, wind, and solar sources.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePura Vida\u003c\/em\u003e as a philosophy:\u003c\/strong\u003e The phrase \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pura_vida\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePura Vida\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (\"pure life\") is used as a greeting, farewell, and general expression of contentment — and Costa Rica consistently ranks among the \u003cstrong\u003ehappiest countries\u003c\/strong\u003e in the world on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Happy_Planet_Index\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHappy Planet Index\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedical devices, not bananas:\u003c\/strong\u003e Costa Rica's #1 export is now \u003cstrong\u003emedical devices\u003c\/strong\u003e — it hosts major manufacturing plants for companies like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boston_Scientific\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBoston Scientific\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abbott_Laboratories\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAbbott\u003c\/a\u003e, making it a surprising high-tech hub in Central America.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52573284532535,"sku":"CR280U","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/280ocopy.jpg?v=1782747732","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/costa-rica-p280-polymer-1000-colones-2019-unc-braulio-carrillo-dry-forest","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}