Catalog
1000 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de la República |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company, New York, United States |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of the Palacio de Nariño, the Colombian presidential residence in Bogotá, rendered in fine engraved linework showing its neoclassical façade with columned portico, iron fence, and flanking trees. A circular bank seal inscribed BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA BOGOTA COLOMBIA appears at upper left, alongside elaborate guilloche scrollwork and multicolour underprint patterns filling the margins. The numeral 1000 appears in large letterpress at lower left and upper right, with the printer's imprint at lower right. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The Banco de la República had relied on the American Bank Note Company for much of its printing through the mid-twentieth century, but by the late 1970s that relationship was winding down — ABNC ceased operations in 1990 after decades of financial difficulty, and Colombian issues from this period represent some of the final work the company produced for Latin American clients. The 1000 Peso denomination at this date was a high-value note in practical terms; Colombia's inflationary pressures through the 1970s and 1980s would eventually render it routine pocket change.