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50 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional |
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| Year | 1899 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S662 |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO POPULAR No. 0621 Bogotá 1 de Enero de 1882 Pagará al portador á la vista CINCUENTA PESOS EN MONEDA CORRIENTE GERETE PRESIDENTE DEL CONSEJO 50 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in green, centered on a large guilloche panel bearing the numeral 50 flanked by ornate lathe-work medallions. The bank name EL BANCO POPULAR appears in an overprint across the center, accompanied by manuscript signatures of the Junta de Emisión members. A block of text across the top records the Banco Nacional validation decree of October 1899, authorizing this note to circulate as provisional Banco Nacional currency, with Bogotá, Octubre 30 de 1899 as the validation date. The printer's imprint of American Bank Note Company, New York, appears at the bottom margin. |
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Banco Nacional was one of several private Colombian banks of issue operating under the country's free banking regime, and the ABNC handled the bulk of their security printing throughout the late nineteenth century. The S662 designation places this within a broader series of Colombian private bank issues cataloged under the "S" (Specialized) prefix — institutions whose note-issuing authority was contingent on legislation that began unraveling with the nationalization push under the Regeneration government.
By 1894, Banco Nacional had collapsed amid a wider banking crisis. Notes dated 1899 raise questions about whether this represents a late printing of an earlier authorized series, a fiscal agency issue, or unissued remainder stock — worth examining the serial number and signature configuration closely before drawing conclusions.