New â‚¡1,000 bill - Already a Collectible!

DildoMan · **Joined:** Mon Nov 24, 2003 3:56 am **Posts:** 1123

If you received the new â‚¡1,000 bill, it's already a collectible.

Government of Costa Rica plans to withdraw that particular bill from circulation. Apparently nobody from Treasury noticed that the bill says "Estado de Costa Rica", instead of "RepÃºblica de Costa Rica".

Only in Costa Rica!!

PacoLoco · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:38 am

Dammit I spent all mine at the zoo

El Ornitorrinco · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:09 pm

That thing messed me up when I got one in my change, it's plastic, for chrissakes! Used all mine up on the taxi to the aeropuerto.

PetRoto · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:16 pm

That really sucks. I spent mine on a can of coke..

Rolleratnight · **Joined:** Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:37 pm **Posts:** 626

DildoMan wrote:

If you received the new â‚¡1,000 bill, it's already a collectible.

Government of Costa Rica plans to withdraw that particular bill from circulation. Apparently nobody from Treasury noticed that the bill says "Estado de Costa Rica", instead of "RepÃºblica de Costa Rica".

Only in Costa Rica!!

Are you referring to this article! http://www.prensalibre.cr/pl/nacional/4 ... c1000.html

The way I read it, it wasn't a mistake, but it has been criticized. The reason it says "Estado" was to honor Braulio who got Costa Rica as sovereign country, independent from the Federal Republic of Central America when he was the head of state (Estado) of Costa Rica. Thus it was a reproduction of that era, not a mistake. Right?

It also says it is not going to withdraw it because of the criticism.

VegasBob · **Posted:** Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:36 am

These new 1000 and 2000col. notes are AWFUL. I do not carry a wallet,and fold my money and put it in my pocket. The old money folds nicely there,like most all other currencies. The shitty new stuff just floats around and sometimes falls out when I try to get the money out of my pocket.The problem is that the new stuff is smaller than the rest (5000, 10,000 and 20,000 colones will stay the same). The coating on the bills makes them slippery and more likely to fall out. Oh well I still love CR.

Pacifica55 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:08 am

Pick up a money clip. Works great with the new plasti-cash.

Seahawk · **Joined:** Sat Aug 30, 2003 2:20 pm **Posts:** 657

VB, I put the same post when the new bills came out. Of coarse DING DONG had to slam, like always, me. The bills are shitt It might be smart to use the 500 coins or carry a small billfold. I have not carried one in my 11 years I have been here. I don't like a bulge in my pocket. Looks like we will have to live in shitt, this CR terrible mistake. What do you think the bills will look like in a couple of years?

Pacifica55 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:46 pm

They may wear better than the old pinks. Like I said, a money clip is easy, cheap and secure...or you could whine like a little girl. :roll:

Irish Drifter · **Posted:** Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:16 pm

Touchy, touchy Seahawk. :roll:

Here is exactly what I posted,

Quote:

PacoLoco wrote:
Yes GT they are plastic, stick together, about 1" shorter than all the other bills and bend but won't fold.

Irish Drifter wrote:
Got my first new bills from an ATM this morning. Had no problem folding them and putting them into my money clip along with the old paper bills.

Don't see your name anywhere in that post.

Seahawk · **Joined:** Sat Aug 30, 2003 2:20 pm **Posts:** 657

If bills were to made out of plastic, the U.S.A. would have done it 40 years ago.

CVCap · **Posted:** Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:28 pm

Seahawk wrote:

Of coarse DING DONG had to slam

Who is DING DONG? And what happened to your teal Seahawks starter jacket? Inquiring minds want to know.

DildoMan · **Joined:** Mon Nov 24, 2003 3:56 am **Posts:** 1123

Rolleratnight wrote:

Are you referring to this article! http://www.prensalibre.cr/pl/nacional/4 ... c1000.html

Thanks for sharing this article. Greatly appreciate it. It came out a day after my initial post.

Irish Drifter · **Posted:** Mon Jul 18, 2011 2:29 pm

DildoMan wrote:

Rolleratnight wrote:

Are you referring to this article! http://www.prensalibre.cr/pl/nacional/4 ... c1000.html

Thanks for sharing this article. Greatly appreciate it. It came out a day after my initial post.

Inside Costa Rica had an article stating the Central Banks reasoning behind the use of "State of Costa Rica". It basically is a English translation of the www.prensalibre.cr article.

Quote:

New Bill Sparks Controversy Over Is Costa Rica a State or a Republic?

Is Costa Rica a State or a Republic? The new Â¢1.000 colones banknote introduced in Costa Rica recently has stirred controversy among Costa Ricans (Ticos) the shield with the words "Estado de Costa Rica" (State of Costa).

Some believe it is a mistake, calling Costa Rica a state when it is clearly a Republic, while many others understand the concept that is being conveyed by the Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR) or Central Bank as it features Braulio Carrillo Colina who was the Head of the State of Costa Rica - the title as it was known before the reform of 1848 - during two periods: the first between 1835 to 1837, and the de facto between 1838 and 1842.

The Banco Central in a press release concerning the shield placed on the new Â¢1.000 colones banknote said the reasoning behind the changes was to pay homage Don Braulio Carrillo.

Costa Rica officially became the "Republic of Costa Rica" in 1848 with the election of its first president and also known as founder of the Republic, JosÃ© Castro Madriz (September 1, 1818 â€“ April 4, 1892) who was a Costa Rican lawyer, academic, diplomat, and politician, serving twice as President of Costa Rica, from 1847 to 1849, and from 1866 to 1868. On both occasions he was prevented from completing his term of office by military coups.

During his first administration, on 31 August 1848, he formally declared Costa Rica an independent republic, definitively severing Costa Rica's ties to the moribund Federal Republic of Central America.

www.CostaRicaTicas.com

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