Catalog
100 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de la República |
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| Year | 1944-1957 |
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| Size | 142 × 71 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central circular vignette of Liberty facing right, wearing a laurel wreath, enclosed within a decorative surround bearing the inscriptions 'BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA' and 'BOGOTÁ COLOMBIA'. Denomination numerals '100' appear in guilloche panels on either side, with the whole design executed in a uniform deep rose-red intaglio print. 'CIEN PESOS ORO' is lettered in a bold banner along the lower portion, with 'AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.' printed below. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA BOGOTÁ COLOMBIA CIEN PESOS ORO AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. |
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Banco de la República's long-running 100 Pesos series printed by ABNC covered one of the more turbulent stretches of Colombian history — the late 1940s violence known as La Violencia killed an estimated 200,000 people and destabilized the country's institutions throughout much of this note's production run. The central bank kept issuing through all of it, which is partly why the date range stretches across thirteen years.
ABNC's intaglio work on Colombian issues from this period is consistently fine. Notes that circulated heavily show ink wear along the high-relief areas first.