| Issuer | Costa Rica |
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| Year | 2009-2012 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 20 000 Colones (20 000 CRC) |
| Currency | Colón (1896-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 153 × 67 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire, France |
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| In circulation to | 31 January 2022 |
| Reference(s) | P#278 |
| Obverse description | Orange and multicolor. Maria Isabel Carvajal (alias Carmen Lyra), outline of Costa Rica, rabbit stroking a coyote - from Lyra`s `Cuentos De Mi Tía Panchita` (Tales of My Aunt Panchita). |
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| Obverse lettering | 20000 Costa Rica María Isabel Carvajal Carmen Lyra (Translation: 20000 Costa Rica María Isabel Carvajal Carmen Lyra) |
| Reverse description | Orange and multicolor. Chispita hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula) at right center, mountainous landscape (paramo), `papelillo` (Senecio oerstedianus), papelillo flower. |
| Reverse lettering | 20 mil colones Banco Central de Costa Rica (Translation: 20 thousand colones Central bank of Costa Rica) |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Portrait of Maria Isabel Carvajal (Carmen Lyra) |
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| Numisquare ID | 6417934150 |
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