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50 Pesos
| Issuer | Junta de Conversión de Colombia |
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| Year | 1910 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is engraved in a dark olive-green palette with elaborate guilloche work framing the central numeral '50' within an ornate cartouche. To the left, the Colombian national coat of arms is rendered as a detailed intaglio vignette, while to the right appears a portrait of Simón Bolívar in military uniform. The upper legend reads 'REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA' with 'BILLETE POR VALOR DE' above the denomination inscription 'CINCUENTA PESOS — AMORTIZABLE CONFORME A LAS LEYES —', with the date 'BOGOTÁ, AGOSTO DE 1910' below, and three signature lines at the foot of the note. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a single olive-green tone, dominated by an intricate guilloche border with large numeral '50' counters in each lower corner. A central panel carries a manuscript-style signature above the title 'JEFE DE LA OFICINA DE CAJA DE LA JUNTA DE CONVERSIÓN', set within a lace-pattern underprint. The upper and lower margins bear the inscriptions 'Cincuenta Pesos' and 'REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA' respectively, with the printer's imprint at the foot. |
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The Junta de Conversión was established specifically to manage Colombia's monetary disaster following decades of paper money inflation that had rendered the peso nearly worthless — by the time this note was printed, the exchange rate against gold had collapsed so severely that earlier denominations in the hundreds of thousands had been in common use. The 1910 series represented a hard-money stabilization effort, backed by the Ley 59 reforms.
ABNC's involvement was typical for Latin American issuers of this period seeking credibility through association with a reputable foreign printer. The plates were engraved in New York.