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1.000 Pesos Oro
| Issuer | Banco de la República |
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| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse centres on an intaglio vignette of the equestrian monument 'A LOS HÉROES DEL PANTANO DE VARGAS (1819)', with a dynamic battle scene rendered in fine line engraving to the right. A circular medallion in the upper centre bears a female allegorical portrait surrounded by the bank's name. The denomination '1000' appears at upper left and lower left, with 'MIL PESOS ORO' at foot centre, and the printer's imprint 'IMPRENTA DE BILLETES-SANTA FE DE BOGOTÁ' along the lower margin, all set against a light multicolour guilloche underprint. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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By 1992, Colombia's Banco de la República was printing its own currency in-house at the Bogotá facility — one of relatively few central banks in Latin America to have fully internalized production at that point. The 1,000 Pesos Oro denomination was a workhorse note during this period, circulating heavily in an economy where inflation was steadily eroding purchasing power; the 1,000-peso note of 1992 would buy considerably less than its early-1980s equivalent.
The P#432A designation suggests a variety within the broader 432 series — likely a signature combination change rather than a redesign. Worth checking against known signature pairings before cataloging.