Catalog
5 Pesos Oro
| Issuer | Banco de la República |
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| Year | 1953 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA CINCO PESOS ORO BOGOTA COLOMBIA 1° DE ENERO DE 1953 Pagará al portador Serie M GERENTE CASERO (Translation: The Bank of the Republic / Five Pesos Oro / Bogota Colombia / 1st of January 1953 / Payable to the bearer / Series M / Manager / Cashier) |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of the Banco de la República building in Bogotá, rendered in fine intaglio line work and framed by an ornate rectangular border with foliate corner ornaments. Symmetrical guilloche rosettes bearing the denomination '5' and legend 'CINCO PESOS ORO' fill the left and right panels. The inscription 'EDIFICIO DEL BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA EN BOGOTÁ' appears below the building vignette. |
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| Protection description | Watermark visible in the paper, typical of Thomas De La Rue security printing of the period. |
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