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| Issuer | Banco Nacional de la República de Colombia |
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| Year | 1899 |
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| Currency | Paper Peso (1872-1916) |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed in black on white paper, the face carries a central vignette of the Colombian national arms flanked by two seated allegorical figures. Four manuscript signatures appear across the face, with the serial number printed in red ink. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO NACIONAL DE LA REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR Á LA VISTA CINCO PESOS EN MONEDA CORRIENTE BOGOTÁ, 29 DE OCTUBRE DE 1899. 2a EMISION (Translation: The National Bank of Republic of Colombia Pay to bearer at sight Five Pesos in currency Bogota, October 29, 1899. 2nd Issue) |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green, the reverse consists of dense guilloche lathe-work arranged in decorative panels across the full surface, with numeral "5" counter medallions at each corner. A circular seal in red appears at center, and the printer's imprint "SEGUNDA EDICION. LITOGRAFÍA NACIONAL" is placed along the lower right margin. |
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