正面: In the center, face value 500 𝄓 COLONES, latent image at bottom 500 或者 BCCR, issuer ↷ at top BANCO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA (Central Bank of Costa Rica). In the ring, country ↷ at top REPÚBLICA DE COSTA RICA (Republic of Costa Rica), at bottom, separated by dots, five bars ●▐ ▐ ▐ ▐ ▐ ●. 背面: Design for the commemoration of the 175th anniversary of the Foundation of the Republic, which contains the shield adopted in 1848 and the current shield, intertwined by a ribbon with the national flag, micro text ↺ at right the phrase of the Hymn to the Flag "TU EMBLEMA DIGNIFICA EL SANTO AMOR PATRIO" (Your emblem dignifies the holy homeland love). Theme ↻ around 175 AÑOS DE LA FUNDACIÓN DE LA REPÚBLICA (175 years of the fondation of the Republic) and dates of event ⤻ at bottom 1848 - 2023
Designer: Edge: Five discontinuous striations with high relief
