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5 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de la República de Colombia |
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| Year | 1899 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO NACIONAL DE LA REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR A LA VISTA CINCO EN MONEDA PESOS CORRIENTE BOGOTÁ, 29 DE OCTUBRE DE 1899 MINISTRO DEL TESORO MIEMBROS DE LA JUNTA DE EMISIÓN |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a fine lithographic guilloche pattern covering the entire surface, with a large ornate rosette at the left and repeating palmette and foliate motifs throughout. A central rectangular panel carries the legend EL BANCO NACIONAL DE LA REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA and EL PAGÓ, with a manuscript countersignature. The denomination numeral 5 appears in each corner, and the imprint SEGUNDA EDICION LITOGRAFIA NACIONAL is visible at the upper margin. |
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The Banco Nacional de la República de Colombia had a troubled final chapter. The Colombian government dissolved it in 1894 following years of mismanagement and politically motivated lending, but note issuance continued under state control through the late 1890s as the country lurched toward the Thousand Days War — the devastating civil conflict that broke out in 1899, the same year this note was printed.
Printing by the Litografía Nacional in Bogotá rather than a foreign security printer was itself a consequence of fiscal strain. Domestic production cut costs but compromised security features, and counterfeiting of the series was a known problem during the war years.