Large portrait of native woman on the right, next to her a small gold sculpture. Lettering in the middle with signatures on top of image of Columbis ships inside a circle. The watermark on the left. Red color serial number above the watermark and on red (larger) numbers below the woman`s portrait.
Reverse description
Colorful native birds of Colombia on the left and top of the note, in the middle an ancient world map. Denomination and lettering on a single row at the bottom. Watermark on the right and on its right, small lettering by Christoffer Columbus. A small image of the Santa Maria ship at the lower right corner.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Portrait of native, Embera woman
Obverse lettering
EL BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA
PAGARA AL PORTADOR
DIEZ MIL
PESOS
SERIE CONMEMORATIVA DEL 12 DE OCTUBRE DE 1492
COLOMBIA MUJER EMBERA
SANTA FE DE BOGOTA, 1993 (Translation: The Bank of the Republic (Central Bank) will pay the bearer Ten thousand pesos Commemorative series of the 12th October 1492 Colombia Embera woman Santa Fe de Bogota, -date of issue-)
Reverse lettering
10000
WALDSEEMÜLLER (1507)
gente que mejor se liberaría y convertiría a nuestra santa Fé con
amor que no por fuerza
CRISTOBAL COLON
NAO SANTA MARIA
10000 DIEZ MIL PESOS 10000 (Translation: 10000 WALDSEEMÜLLER (1507) people that would best be freed and would convert to our holy Faith with love but not with force CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS NAO SANTA MARIA 10000 TEN THOUSAND PESOS 10000)