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10 Pesos
| Issuer | Estado Soberano de Bolívar |
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| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Printed in green intaglio on white paper, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate guilloche framework with interlocking lathe-work borders. The numerals '10' appear in large format at both left and right within ornate cartouches, each flanked by the word 'DIEZ' in vertical panels. A central rectangular panel, bearing the word 'SPECIMEN' in red, is framed by two horizontal bands inscribed 'DIEZ PESOS' above and below. The heading 'ESTADO SOBERANO' arches at top with a coat-of-arms vignette, and 'DE BOLIVAR' appears at the base. The printer's imprint 'Hamilton Bank Note Engraving & Printing Co. New York' is noted at the bottom margin. |
| Reverse lettering | ESTADO SOBERANO DIEZ PESOS 10 DIEZ SPECIMEN DE BOLIVAR Hamilton Bank Note Engraving & Printing Co. New York |
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The Estado Soberano de Bolívar was one of nine sovereign states within Colombia's federalist structure under the 1863 Rionegro Constitution — an arrangement that gave individual states the authority to issue their own currency, a fiscal privilege most exercised with considerable enthusiasm and questionable discipline. Hamilton Bank Note Engraving & Printing Co. of New York handled a significant share of Latin American state-level commissions during this period, competing directly with American Bank Note Co. for the same clientele.
Pick #127 is poorly documented in terms of confirmed issue dates and surviving population, which makes provenance records worth keeping with any example.