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1 Peso Oro 400th Anniversary Founding of Bogotá
| Issuer | Banco de la República |
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| Year | 1938 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR UN PESO ORO IV CENTENARIO DE LA FUNDACIÓN DE BOGOTÁ 1538-1938 BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA 6 DE AGOSTO DE 1938 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in brown and carries a large intaglio vignette of the founding scene of Bogotá, rendered in the style of a historical painting with Spanish conquistadors, clergy, and indigenous figures gathered in an open landscape. The bank title "BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA" is inscribed across the top, and the caption "LA FUNDACIÓN DE BOGOTÁ" appears below the central vignette. Ornate guilloche cornerpieces bearing the numeral "1" frame the design, with "UN PESO ORO" in a decorative panel at the bottom. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA LA FUNDACIÓN DE BOGOTÁ UN PESO ORO AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
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