The treasurer of the Central Bank of Costa Rica announced that the new generation of banknotes meet the international standard known as "Touch, Look, Turn."

An article in Elfinanciero explains the steps to follow to recognize the new notes.

"The first step is to touch the note. There are several tactile elements...

Visually there is another very useful feature, it is called perfect record number, it is the image of the denomination of the bill, which appears on the front and is complemented by another image on the back (where there are illustrations of flora and fauna). It is located on the bottom of the bills.
One of the easiest to spot elements is the watermark that can been seen if you light the bill from behind. It is identical to the photo of the character. "

By turning the ticket, you can see that the map changes color."

Source: elfinancierocr.com

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