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| Issuer | Banco de la República |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Currency | Peso decimalized (1847-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the Colombian national coat of arms, a quartered shield depicting a condor atop, a Phrygian cap, a pomegranate, and a cornucopia flanked by two sailing ships, all rendered in fine detail. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA arcs along the upper periphery. Below the shield, the denomination 1,000 MIL PESOS ORO appears prominently, with the date 1973 at the base. The fineness mark 0.900 is inscribed to the lower left of the shield, and the mint name POPAYAN appears to the lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA 0.900 POPAYAN 1,000 MIL PESOS ORO 1973 |
| Reverse description | Central field features a right-facing bust of Colombian poet and statesman Guillermo Valencia, rendered in high relief with flowing hair and draped shoulders in a classical portrait style. The name GUILLERMO VALENCIA arcs along the upper border. The commemorative legend CENTENARIO DEL NACIMIENTO curves along the lower periphery, flanking the birth and death years 1873 - 1943, marking the centennial of his birth. |
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