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200 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional |
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| Year | 1881 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO NACIONAL BUENOS AIRES 200 Doscientos Pesos Pagarà al portador MONEDA NACIONAL ORO, SEGUN LEY DE 5 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 1881 INSPECTOR DE GOBIERNO DIRECTORIO SERIE A |
| Reverse description | Printed in brown, the reverse is dominated by elaborate guilloche latticework and geometric engine-turned borders filling the entire field, with the denomination 200 repeated vertically on both side margins. A central oval intaglio vignette portrays a classical female figure in profile, laureate and draped in antique dress, set against a finely ruled background. The bank name EL BANCO NACIONAL is divided to the left and right of the central vignette, with BUENOS AIRES inscribed along the lower margin and the printer's imprint American Bank Note Co. New York appearing discreetly at the top centre. |
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Banco Nacional was one of several private banks operating in Colombia under concession during the 1880s — not to be confused with the later state institution of the same name established in 1888, which absorbed and ultimately invalidated the outstanding notes of its predecessors. Whether this issue was redeemed on favorable terms or left stranded depended entirely on the holder's proximity to a functioning branch at the time of the transition.
ABNC printed the full range of Banco Nacional denominations from its New York facilities, and the 200 Peso was the highest value in the series — a denomination that would have moved between merchants and institutions rather than through ordinary retail commerce.