Catalog
10 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco del Estado, Cali |
|---|---|
| Year | 1900 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | República de Colombia El Banco del Estado Pagará al portador a la vista Diez Pesos en moneda corriente Popayán, Febrero 23 de 1900 Serie H |
| Reverse description | The reverse is covered by an intricate guilloche lattice underprint in dark ink filling the entire field. At top, the text Cali, Junio 21 de 1900 and La Junta de Emisión appear above signature lines for El Presidente, El Vicepresidente, and El Vocal. At bottom, two ornamental panels flank the central denomination legend DIEZ PESOS with the numeral 10 repeated at corners. |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
Banco del Estado was one of several Colombian departmental banks operating under the 1880 banking law that permitted individual states to charter note-issuing institutions. Cali's bank served the Cauca region, a coffee-producing corridor increasingly integrated into export markets by the turn of the century — which is precisely when this note appeared. The timing matters: 1900 falls squarely within the Thousand Days War, the devastating civil conflict that wrecked Colombia's monetary system and drove most private bank notes to near-worthlessness through hoarding, repudiation, and forced conversion.
Few Banco del Estado issues survived that period in collectible numbers.