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50 Pesos Oro
| Issuer | Banco de la República |
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| Year | 1958-1967 |
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| Value | 50 Pesos |
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| Reverse description | Olive-green intaglio on a pink-rose underprint. At centre, a circular medallion vignette contains a laureate allegorical figure of Liberty in profile, encircled by the inscription BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA / BOGOTÁ COLOMBIA; elaborate guilloche rosettes flank the medallion at left and right. Denomination numerals 50 repeat along the top and bottom border registers, with the legend CINCUENTA PESOS ORO set in a decorative cartouche at the foot of the note above the printer's imprint AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA BOGOTÁ COLOMBIA CINCUENTA PESOS ORO AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. |
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The Banco de la República had relied on ABNC for its higher-denomination printings since the 1920s, and this series continued that relationship well into the 1960s — a period when Colombia's coffee export revenues were volatile enough that the central bank was actively managing note supply against inflationary pressure. The long issuance window of nearly a decade reflects deliberate staggered release rather than a single print run.
P#402 is frequently encountered with heavy fold wear at the center horizontal, a predictable wear pattern for a note of this weight that circulated actively in commercial transactions.