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50 Pesos
| Issuer | Gobierno Departamental de Antioquia, Medellín |
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| Year | 1902 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | GOBIERNO DEPARTAMENTAL LIBRANZA N.º Serie El Tesoro del Departamento pagará á la vista en moneda CORRIENTE CINCUENTA PESOS Medellín, Julio de 1902. El Subsecretario de Hacienda, El Admor. Gral. del Tesoro, 50 |
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| Reverse lettering | Garantizada según Decreto 203 de 25 de Mayo de 1900. 50 CINCUENTA 50 PESOS EL CAJERO. Imp. Oficial — Medellín. |
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The Gobierno Departamental de Antioquia issued emergency departmental paper during the Thousand Days War (1899–1902), one of the most destructive civil conflicts in Colombian history. With the national monetary system in collapse and Bogotá effectively unable to supply currency to the provinces, regional governments and even private firms took it upon themselves to print circulating notes. Antioquia's departmental government was among the more organized issuers, using its own Imprenta Oficial rather than contracting abroad.
The Thousand Days War ended in November 1902, making this note a product of the conflict's final, chaotic months.