Catalog
5 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de Escobar Ossy y Ca. |
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| Year | 1887 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a central vignette of a harvest or agricultural scene set within an oval frame, flanked on either side by large numeral '5' counters with ornate guilloche underprint. A seated allegorical female figure appears at the lower left, while a corresponding figure occupies the lower right. The bank title 'BANCO DE ESCOBAR OSSY Y Ca.' is inscribed in bold letterpress across the centre, with the denomination 'CINCO PESOS' and the notation 'moneda corriente' below, along with a reference to the 'Superintendencia de la Casa de Moneda'. Serial number panels in red appear on either side of the central inscription. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE ESCOBAR OSSY Y Ca. Vale al portador a la vista por CINCO PESOS moneda corriente Superintendencia de la Casa de Moneda Santiago de Chile |
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Banco de Escobar Ossy y Ca. was one of the short-lived provincial banks operating in Colombia during the free banking period of the 1880s, before the government moved to centralize currency issuance and eventually abolished private bank note emission in the early 1900s. The American Bank Note Company handled the printing for a remarkably wide range of these Colombian provincial issues — their New York facilities were the default choice for any institution wanting engraved intaglio work that local printers simply couldn't match.
Very little documentation survives on the Escobar Ossy bank itself, which suggests a limited operational lifespan. Notes from this issuer appear infrequently at auction.