Los Presentes es un conjunto escultórico en bronce del artista costarricense Fernando Calvo, ubicado en la plazoleta exterior del Banco Central de Costa Rica desde 1989. La obra está compuesta por nueve figuras humanas de tamaño natural que representan a los habitantes tradicionales del Valle Central y al campesinado costarricense.

Banknotes and Coins

Security Features

You may check the new banknotes with this simple procedure:

Touch - See - Turn around.

The following videos of the new series of banknotes may help you better understand this system and distinguish its security features.

Security features on the new polymer banknotes

Low-denomination banknotes (₡1,000, ₡2,000, and ₡5,000)

In this video, we show you how to perform other inspections using tools such as a magnifying glass.


High-denomination banknotes (₡10,000 and ₡20,000)


Handling the new banknotes


Second-level security features of our banknotes