Catalog
100 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de la República de Colombia |
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| Year | 1895 |
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| Currency | Peso (1826-1907) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on pale paper with a central allegorical vignette of a female figure with a child, set within a guilloche-bordered oval frame, flanked to the left by the Colombian national coat of arms in an oval cartouche and to the right by a portrait vignette of a uniformed military figure, likely Simón Bolívar. The denomination numeral '100' appears at the upper left and upper right corners, with the bank title 'BANCO NACIONAL' in large serif lettering across the top and 'DE LA REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA' arching below it. The lower portion bears the denomination legend 'CIEN PESOS' in bold letterpress, serial number panels marked 'Pagarará al portador' with series letter 'A', and two manuscript signatures across the bottom. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL DE LA REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA CIEN PESOS Pagarará al portador 100 |
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The Banco Nacional de la República de Colombia had a turbulent institutional life — it was formally liquidated in 1894 following years of political controversy over government-controlled note issuance, yet certain series of its notes continued circulating well into 1895 and beyond as the transition to successor arrangements dragged. Whether this note represents an authorized late issue or overhang from an earlier print run is a question that catalog references don't fully resolve.
ABNC's involvement is consistent with Colombian federal banking practice throughout the late nineteenth century. The New York plates were used across multiple Colombian issuing authorities of the period, and shared design elements between series are common.