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The face of this Colombian private bank issue bears the bold central inscription BANCO DE MEDELLIN within a decorative cartouche, flanked by ornamental scrollwork borders. The upper portion carries the libranza number and series designation (Serie A), alongside a date of Medellín, Octubre 17 de 1899, with a central vignette rendered in pale intaglio showing a standing figure. The lower section contains the authorization text ordering payment of Diez Pesos, with the manuscript signature of El Gerente below. |
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LIBRANZA N° / SERIE A / Del contrato con el Gobierno Nacional / Medellín, Obre. 17 de 1899 / BANCO DE MEDELLIN / El Cajero de este Banco pagará a tres días vista al portador la cantidad de DIEZ PESOS que cargará en cuenta del Gobierno Nacional / EL GERENTE |
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| نوع ویژگی امنیتی |
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Banco de Medellín was one of several private regional banks operating in Colombia under the 1880 banking law, which permitted departmental institutions to issue their own notes — a privilege that produced a proliferation of competing paper currencies across the country. The 1899 date places this note squarely within the War of the Thousand Days (1899–1902), Colombia's most destructive civil war, during which the national government's own currency collapsed under forced issue. Regional private bank notes briefly held more credibility than federal paper in some commercial circles, though many eventually suffered their own disruptions as the war dragged on.