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1 Peso - Banco de Pamplona
| Issuer | Banco de Pamplona |
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| Year | 1883 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black and gold note with the issuer's name across the top and face value numerals at all four corners. A central vignette presents a female portrait bust, with the denomination rendered in text below the vignette and in alphanumeric form flanking it on either side. A dark blue handwritten series letter appears at the upper left, an overprinted serial number at the upper right, and the date of issue is entered by hand. |
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| Reverse description | Golden-toned reverse centred on a large numeral "1" enclosed within a circular frame, with the legend UN PESO placed on both sides of the circle. BANCO DE PAMPLONA is inscribed above the central device and UN PESO is repeated below, completing the denomination statement. A manuscript signature of Manuel P. Parra appears at the lower right. |
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Banco de Pamplona was one of several short-lived regional banks that emerged under Colombia's 1865 banking legislation, operating out of Norte de Santander before the nationwide Banco Nacional monopoly effectively ended private note issue in the 1880s. This note sits near the end of that window — by 1886, the new Colombian constitution was already consolidating federal monetary authority, and most regional banks were forced out of circulation within a few years of this date.
Bradbury Wilkinson handled engraving and printing for a significant number of Latin American provincial issuers during this period, often reusing plate elements across clients. Manuel P. Parra's single signature suggests a small administrative structure at the bank.