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50 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de la República de Colombia |
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| Year | 1900 |
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| Reference(s) | P#278 |
| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on cream paper with a red guilloche underprint at center. At left, an oval vignette contains the Colombian national coat of arms with condor; at center, a large horizontal vignette illustrates a harbor scene with steamships and a locomotive amid tropical landscape; at right, an oval portrait of a distinguished gentleman in formal attire. The denomination "50" appears in large numerals at lower left and right, with the legend "CINCUENTA PESOS EN MONEDA CORRIENTE" in bold letterpress across the center, and manuscript date "Bogotá, Febrero 1° de 1900" with printed signature lines for the Ministro del Tesoro and members of the Junta de Emisión. |
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| Reverse lettering | EL BANCO NACIONAL DE LA REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA 50 |
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Banco Nacional de la República de Colombia had a troubled existence — the institution was abolished in 1894 following a severe credibility crisis tied to unchecked note issuance, yet emergency wartime financing during the Thousand Days War (1899–1902) forced a de facto resurrection of state paper money. Notes from this period were produced locally rather than abroad, Otto Seco being one of the Bogotá printers pressed into service when importing engraved plates from Europe or North America was neither practical nor affordable.
Domestic printing quality from this period is noticeably inconsistent across surviving examples, a predictable consequence of wartime supply constraints on ink and specialized paper stock.