Topics, Conventions and Styles in the Design of the New Family of Costa Rican Banknotes 2009-2019 as an Expression of Ideology and Coloniality

Abstract

This article analyzes Costa Rican banknotes as an expression of ideology and coloniality. The styles and conventions of old Costa Rican numismatic pieces are observed in a semiotic analysis around the axes that we mentioned before. Currently banknotes circulating in Costa Rica are evidence of these ideological aspects. This essay is a consideration on the relationship between design, the identity and ideology.