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35000 Pesos Eduardo Santos Montejo
| Issuer | Banco de la República (Colombia) |
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| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Within a laurel wreath tied at the top with a ribbon bow, the field displays the motto "FE Y DIGNIDAD" in two lines at the upper centre, followed by a facsimile cursive signature of Eduardo Santos in the middle of the field. Below the wreath, the denomination 35.000 PESOS is inscribed in bold lettering, with the specifications CUARTO ONZA, ORO FINO, and LEY 0.900 arranged in three successive lines in the lower exergue. The design is framed by a toothed inner border consistent with the obverse. |
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Eduardo Santos Montejo served as Colombian president from 1938 to 1942 and owned El Tiempo, still one of the most influential newspapers in the country. His administration maintained a cautious neutrality in the early years of World War II despite significant pressure from both Allied and Axis interests operating in Colombia at the time.
The 35,000 peso denomination places this squarely in the commemorative collector series issued by Banco de la República through the 1980s — pieces never intended for circulation, struck in limited quantities against a backdrop of severe peso devaluation that made their gold content worth multiples of any face value.