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20 Pesos Oro
| Issuer | Banco de la República |
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| Year | 1927 |
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| Currency | Peso decimalized (1847-date) |
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| Obverse description | At centre-left, an oval intaglio vignette contains a bust portrait of Francisco José de Caldas, identified by the label 'CALDAS' below, set against fine guilloche underprint work; a classical allegorical female figure occupies the upper-left corner, with the denomination numeral '20' rendered in ornate letterpress at both upper corners. The issuing authority title runs across the top, while the date '20 de Julio de 1927' and dual signature lines for El Gerente and El Secretario appear beneath the central portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL Banco de la Republica PAGARA AL PORTADOR VEINTE PESOS ORO BOGOTA, COLOMBIA 20 de Julio de 1927 EL GERENTE / EL SECRETARIO (Translation: The Bank of the Republic / Will Pay to the Bearer / Twenty Pesos Oro / Bogota, Colombia / 20 July 1927 / The Manager / The Secretary) |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA EDIFICIO DEL BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA EN BARRANQUILLA BOGOTA, COLOMBIA VEINTE PESOS ORO EL CAJERO (Translation: Bank of the Republic / Building of the Bank of the Republic in Barranquilla / Bogota, Colombia / Twenty Pesos Oro / The Cashier) |
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