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1500 Pesos Pan American Games
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de Colombia |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the official emblem of the VI Pan-American Games — a stylized geometric cross superimposed upon a globe or circular arc, rendered in bold relief against a mirror-polished proof field. The host city name CALI appears incuse within the lower arc of the emblem. The arc legend REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA curves along the upper periphery, while VI JUEGOS PANAMERICANOS arcs below it in a secondary inner legend. The date 1971 is inscribed in the lower exergual area in large numerals. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design depicts the Balsa Muisca (El Dorado Raft), the celebrated pre-Columbian gold votive figure crafted by the Muisca civilization, shown in stylized relief as a flat ceremonial raft bearing a standing chieftain flanked by attendant figures. A three-quarter circle composed of stylized athlete figures surrounds the central motif, symbolizing the Pan-American sporting spirit. The denomination 1500 appears in the lower field, with the fineness notation LEY 900 and mint identifier NI flanking the design. The inscription BALSA MUISCA identifies the central device. |
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