2016-12-07 Wed

The Republic of Costa Rica is a Central American country with coastlines on the Caribbean and Pacific. It is widely known for its rich biodiversity and scenic natural beauty. The country is filled with beaches, volcanoes, jungles and a varied wildlife!

The teeming wildlife and nature are well depicted on the banknotes of 2011 series. The obverse of this series has famous personalities of the country along with some landmark events and places in the background.

The reverse celebrates the wild nature at its best!

1000 Colones highlights the Dry Forest Species with the Guanacaste Tree, the national tree of Costa Rica known for its chilling shade - a blessing from the heat, the Pitahaya fruit also called as dragon fruit and the White Tail Deer.

2000 Colones highlights the Coral Reef Species of the nation with the starfish, bull sharks and sea pens adorning the banknotes.

5000 Colones banknotes feature the mangroves species with the monkey, the red mangroves, and crabs! In Costa Rica there are seven species of mangrove trees and of the mangroves found in Costa Rica, the red mangrove is the most easily recognized with its striking aerial prop roots.

10,000 Colones has the colourful orchids, the cute three-toed sloth and mushroom cups depicted on it, all of the rainforest species.

The 20,000 and 50,000 Colones note celebrates our little-winged friends! The prior depicts the Hummingbird along with the rich flora of the nation and the latter depicts the beautiful Morpho butterfly along with the umbrella mushrooms!

Isn’t it the most amazing way to create awareness about a nation’s flora and fauna? And obviously, such notes are also very beautiful to look at and collect!

Happy Collecting!