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| Issuer | Banco de la República, Colombia |
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| Year | 2001-2014 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Vertical-format note with a central intaglio vignette of the writer Jorge Isaacs, with the figure of María — the titular character of his celebrated novel — above him. The country name COLOMBIA appears at the top, while the issuer name BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA runs along the bottom; the place and date of issue together with authorizing signatures occupy the center-left. The face value in numerals and letters is positioned at the upper left in horizontal orientation, with two serial numbers printed in green (upper center-left) and red (lower right). |
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| Reverse description | Vertical-format note centered on a detailed vignette of El Paraíso, the hacienda that serves as the setting of Isaacs's novel María, with a reproduced passage from the novel text occupying a substantial portion of the face. The Banco de la República seal appears at lower left, the face value in letters is printed at the bottom, and a horizontal panel at the upper right carries the denomination in both numerals and letters. |
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| Protection description | Electrotype watermark reading "50MIL" together with a portrait watermark of Jorge Isaacs, visible when held to light. |
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