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Costa Rica
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2,000 Colones, 1997
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Front: Clodomiro Picado Twight (1887-1944), Costa Rican Scientist
Picado studied zoology and botany. He received a doctorate degree from La
Sorbonne in 1913. His research contributed to the development and innovation of
biological sciences. He published some 115 research papers in his lifetime,
delving into nearly all aspects of his environment: soil, flora, fauna, human
tissues, water, plant pathology and others.
Back: Hammerhead shark and dolphin
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Commemorates Central Bank 50th Anniversary
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Front: Tomás Soley Guell (1875-1943), economist
He found the National Insurance Institute, and also established a children's
hospital.
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Costa Rica, located in southern Central America between Nicaragua and Panama,
was a constituent state of the Central American Republic 1823-48. Became an
independent republic in 1848. For a more detailed
country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Costa Rica.
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