Costa Rica, Banco Anglo-Costarricense 6/23/1917 P-S121r PMG UNC 64 1 Colon

1 Colón banknote issued under the law of June 23, 1917, by the Banco Anglo-Costarricense, Pick S121r, certified by PMG with a grade of 64 (Choice Uncirculated), uncirculated. This is a remainder that was never signed or put into circulation, printed by the American Bank Note Company.

Obverse: Portrait of an unidentified man in the center, on a black and multicolored background. Reverse: The figure of Mercury, the Roman god of commerce, depicted seated, a common allegorical motif on banknotes from private banks of the era.

The Banco Anglo-Costarricense was one of the private issuing entities that existed in Costa Rica before the creation of the Central Bank; as an unissued remainder, this banknote retains a pristine appearance despite its age, making it an interesting piece for collectors of early 20th-century Central American private banking.