Catalog
5 Pesos Oro
| Issuer | República de Colombia |
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| Year | 1938 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central intaglio vignette of General José María Córdoba in military uniform, framed by fine guilloche latticework and large numeral '5' cornerpieces printed in dark brown. The date 'Bogotá, 22 de Marzo de 1938' appears at upper left, with serial number in red and series letter 'A' at lower left and right. Three signature lines at bottom identify El Ministro de Hacienda y Crédito Público, El Contador General, and El Tesorero General, with the printer's imprint 'American Bank Note Company' below. |
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| Reverse lettering | República de Colombia Cinco Pesos American Bank Note Company (Translation: Republic of Colombia / Five Pesos) |
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Colombia's 1938 5 Pesos Oro issue came from a period when the Banco de la República was consolidating its monopoly on note issuance following the monetary reforms of the early 1930s — reforms forced in part by the global depression and Colombia's suspension of gold convertibility in 1931. The American Bank Note Company had been printing Colombian currency for decades by this point, and the relationship was routine enough that plate designs from earlier series were frequently adapted rather than fully redrawn.
Pick 341 is not particularly scarce in circulated grades, but high-grade survivors are less common than the print run might suggest — Colombian tropical storage conditions were hard on paper.