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10 Centavos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de la República de Colombia |
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| Year | 1900 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL DE LA REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA SERIE A PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR A LA VISTA DIEZ CENTAVOS BOGOTÁ, ENERO 2 DE 1900 MIEMBROS DE LA JUNTA DE EMISIÓN 10 |
| Reverse description | Green guilloche-work covers the entire reverse, arranged in an interlocking lozenge and medallion pattern forming the principal design field. A central horizontal panel, framed by ornate lathe-work, carries a manuscript signature above the printed title CAJERO, identifying the bank cashier. A circular red control stamp is applied over the centre of the note. |
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The Banco Nacional de la República de Colombia had a troubled final chapter. The Colombian government dissolved it in 1894 after chronic over-issuance destabilized the peso, yet small-denomination fractional notes continued to circulate under its name well into the War of the Thousand Days — the devastating civil conflict that ran from 1899 to 1902. This 10 Centavos note almost certainly belongs to that chaotic interval, when monetary infrastructure had effectively collapsed and locally handstamped fractionals filled the gap left by hard currency that had long since vanished from circulation.
The Bogotá printing origin is consistent with emergency domestic production. The handstamp security feature reflects improvised authentication rather than formal bank procedure.