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Front: Rodrigo Facio Brenes (1917-1961), lawyer

Facio was born in San Jose. He studied law and became an university professor. Later he served as the Secretariat General of the University of Costa Rica. He was charter member of the Center for Studies of the National Problems, and Vice-president of the Central Bank of Costa Rica.

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Front: Rafael Yglesias Castro (1861-1924), President of Costa Rica 1894-1902

Yglesias was a grandson of "Founder of the Republic" José María Castro Madriz. He served as President of Costa Rica for 2 consecutive terms. It was during his term that the National Theater was constructed.

Back: Painting in the lobby of the National Theater, San Jose, depicting coffee harvesting and shipping

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Front: Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno (1859-1945), President of Costa Rica 1910-1914, 1924-1928, and 1932-1936

Jiménez was a son of two-times president Jesús Jiménez Zamora. A graduate of the University of Santo Tomás, Jiménez became one of the most well known lawyers in Costa Rican history.

He was elected president for three non-consecutive terms. During his first term, he consolidated and repaid the country's external debts. In his second term, he created the National Insurance Bank, the School of Agriculture and the Ministry of Health. He also began the electrification of the Pacific railway system. In his last term, he concentrated on the country's infrastructure and educational system. He built schools, improved and built new roads throughout the country and constructed an aqueduct system.

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Front: Gaspar Ortuno y Ors, banker

Ortuno was born in Spain. He arrived at Costa Rica in 1861 as Vice-consul of Spain. He was one of the founders of the Banco Unión, that later became Banco de Costa Rica, than later became Banco Central de Costa Rica.

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