Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2 Pesos = 2 Dollars
| Issuer | Banco de la República de Colombia, Bogotá |
|---|---|
| Year | 188_ |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | P#S808 |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue-black intaglio and displays a central oval portrait of George Washington, surrounded by an elaborate guilloche frame with decorative rosette elements at the perimeter. Large ornate numeral 2 counters appear at the left and right, set within intricate lathe-work borders. The printer's imprint appears twice along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | The Homer Lee Bank Note Co. New York The Homer Lee Bank Note Co. New York |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
The Homer Lee Bank Note Company was a second-tier American security printer operating out of New York in the latter half of the nineteenth century — never as prominent as the American Bank Note Company, but used regularly by Latin American banks seeking competitive pricing on smaller print runs. Banco de la República de Colombia was a short-lived private institution, not to be confused with the modern central bank of the same name founded in 1923.
The dual peso/dollar denomination reflects Colombia's commercial ties with foreign trading partners during the period, particularly for port and export transactions where dollar equivalency carried practical weight. The incomplete date suggests blanks were issued to the bank for manual completion at time of disbursement — a common arrangement with provincial or semi-private issuers working on limited authorization windows.