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| Issuer | Banco de la República, Colombia |
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| Year | 2015-2021 |
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| Currency | Peso decimalized (1847-date) |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette presents an aerial intaglio panorama of Caño Cristales in the Serranía de la Macarena, rendered in vivid multicolour tones of pink, green, teal, and ochre to evoke the river's renowned algae-covered riverbed. To the right, a decorative floral guilloche panel surrounds multiple species of birds in flight, with the Cardinal (El Cardenal) identified by inscription. A quoted passage by Débora Arango Pérez appears in the upper right, accompanied by a circular Banco de la República seal; the denomination is repeated in large letterpress at lower right. |
| Reverse lettering | 2 MIL PESOS «Repito: No espero que todos estén de acuerdo conmigo; pero yo tengo la convicción de que el arte, como manifestación de cultura, nada tiene que ver con los códigos de moral. El arte no es amoral, sencillamente su órbita no intercepta ningún postulado ético.» Débora Arango Pérez. CAÑO CRISTALES SERRANÍA DE LA MACARENA DOS MIL PESOS EL CARDENAL BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA COLOMBIA IMPRENTA DE BILLETES · BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA (Translation: 2 THOUSAND PESOS «Repeat: I do not expect everyone to agree with me; but I have the conviction that art, as a manifestation of culture, has nothing to do with moral codes. Art is not amoral, simply its orbit does not intercept any ethical postulate.» Débora Arango Pérez. CAÑO CRISTALES SERRANÍA DE LA MACARENA TWO THOUSAND PESOS THE CARDINAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC COLOMBIA BANKNOTE PRINTING HOUSE · BANK OF THE REPUBLIC) |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermark of Débora Arango and electrotype numeral «2»; vertical windowed security thread with alternating «BRC» text visible on reverse |
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