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100 Pesos Oro
| Issuer | Banco de la República |
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| Year | 1958-1967 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by an intaglio-printed guilloche underprint in green and grey tones, with a central denomination vignette bearing the numeral '100' in ornate frame. To the right, a portrait vignette of Francisco de Paula Santander in military dress faces three-quarters left. The legend 'EL BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA' appears at top, with 'CIEN PESOS ORO' in bold lettering at base, serial numbers and 'Serie Y' printed in red, and the date and place of issue reading 'BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA' and '7 DE AGOSTO DE 1958' in the lower centre field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark green intaglio on a light ground, with an elaborate engine-turned guilloche border enclosing a central medallion bearing the allegorical figure of Liberty facing left, surrounded by the circular legend 'BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA – BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA'. Rosette ornaments flank the central medallion, with repeating '100' microtext borders at top and bottom and the denomination 'CIEN PESOS ORO' in bold serif lettering at the base. |
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The "Pesos Oro" denomination was Colombia's standard monetary unit from 1931, when the country abandoned the gold standard during the Depression-era crisis — the name persisted long after any gold convertibility had become theoretical. American Bank Note Company held the Colombian contract through much of the mid-twentieth century, and the consistency of their intaglio work made counterfeiting genuinely difficult in an era when most Latin American forgeries targeted the cruder locally-printed issues.
The Arias Robledo / Villaveces signature pairing appears across all documented dates within this pick number, suggesting no management change at the Banco de la República disturbed the series during its run.