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| Issuer | Banco de la República |
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| Year | 1960 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of General José María Córdoba in military uniform within an oval vignette at left, with an allegorical female figure seated at centre-right against a tropical landscape background; the denomination numeral '5' appears in guilloche work at far right. Date '20 DE JULIO DE 1960' and 'BOGOTA, COLOMBIA' are printed in the lower centre, with series letter and serial numbers in red at upper right and lower left. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of the Banco de la República headquarters building in Bogotá, a tall multi-storey structure rendered in fine intaglio line work, flanked on each side by large guilloche rosettes bearing the denomination numeral '5' and the inscription 'CINCO PESOS ORO' within ornate scrollwork borders. The caption 'EDIFICIO DEL BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA EN BOGOTÁ' appears below the building vignette. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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