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The obverse is dominated by a central vignette at left depicting a cherubic allegorical figure seated amid architectural and floral elements, rendered in fine intaglio style. The upper centre bears the Colombian national arms, flanked by the denomination numeral '10' in each upper corner, with the issuing bank's name in bold letterpress across the upper right panel. The place and date of issue, 'Bogotá, Mayo 1o de 1881', appear in manuscript below the central text, accompanied by three handwritten signatures and the imprint 'Lit. de D. Paredes, Bogotá' at the lower margin. |
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The reverse is largely plain and unprinted, showing the aged paper surface with vertical fold lines. An oval ink stamp at the right reads 'BANCO NACIONAL / TALLERES / BOGOTÁ' and a partial handwritten inscription is visible at the left, consistent with a countersignature or endorsement applied in circulation. |
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The Banco Nacional de los Estados Unidos de Colombia was established by law in 1880 as the country's first government-owned central bank, a direct response to the chronic instability of the private banking system that had dominated Colombian finance through the 1870s. This note dates from the bank's earliest operational period, before the monetary chaos of the Thousand Days War made most pre-1900 Colombian paper effectively worthless in circulation.
Printed locally by Litografía de D. Paredes rather than sent abroad to a European security printer — unusual for a state bank note of this period — which likely reflects both nationalist policy and the practical difficulty of commissioning work from London or Paris on short notice. Surviving examples frequently show uneven ink distribution, a known characteristic of Paredes's press work.