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| Costa Rican banknotes 10 Colones note |
Costa Rica banknotes 10 Colones banknote 1962-1967, issued by the Central Bank of Costa Rica - Banco Central de Costa Rica.
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Obverse: Portrait of Aquileo J. Echeverría (May 22, 1866 in San José,Costa Rica – March 11, 1909 in Barcelona) Costa Rican writer, journalist and political activist.
Reverse: National costa rican oxcart.
Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, London.
Costa Rica Banknotes - Costa Rica Paper Money
Banco Central de Costa Rica
1959-1970 "Series B & C" Issue
5 Colones serie B 5 Colones serie C
10 Colones 1967 serie B 10 Colones serie C 20 Colones 50 Colones
100 Colones serie B 100 Colones serie C
Aquileo J. Echeverría (May 22, 1866 in San José,Costa Rica – March 11, 1909 in Barcelona) was a Costa Rican politician, writer, and journalist.
Early life
After graduating from the National Institute, Echeverria fell on hard times. He enlisted in the military expedition against Barrios's Guatemala. After the expedition he stayed for a while in Nicaragua, forging a good relationship with President General Cárdenas. Echeverría also served in the Nicaraguan government.
Return to Costa Rica
Echeverría returned to Costa Rica and became a journalist. He worked in publications like The Republic, Trade, Costa Rica Illustrated and La Patria. In 1887 he was appointed Attaché at the Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington, D.C. There he participated in the historic border agreement between Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Honours
The Premio Nacional Aquileo J. Echeverría was named for him and created by the Costa Rican Ministry of Youth Culture and Sports (Ministerio de Cultura Juventud y Deportes) in 1961.
Literary work
- Romances ( 1903 )
- Romances and miscellaneous
- Concherías ( 1905 )
- Poetry, concherías and epigrams ( 1918 )
- Chronicles and my stories ( 1934 )
- Concherías, romance and epigrams ( 1950 )
- Concherías, ballads, epigrams and Other Poems ( 1953 )