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500 Pesos Liberation Campaign
| Issuer | Banco de la República |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Thickness | 2.1 mm |
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| Obverse description | Uniformed bust of Simón Bolívar facing slightly left, depicted in military dress coat with epaulettes and a laurel wreath draped across the chest, rendered in high relief against a polished field. The legend REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA arcs around the upper periphery, while the inscription LIBERTADOR SIMON BOLIVAR curves along the lower portion of the coin, flanked by two small five-pointed stars. The portrait is finely detailed, conveying a neoclassical commemorative aesthetic befitting the 150th anniversary issue. |
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| Reverse description | The Colombian national coat of arms is prominently displayed in the upper central field, surmounted by the arc legend CAMPAÑA LIBERTADORA. Flanking dates 1819 and 1969 appear beneath the arms, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Liberation Campaign. Below, a uniformed bare-headed bust of General Juan José Rondón faces slightly left, identified by the name RONDON in the lower central field. The denomination 500 PESOS is boldly inscribed along the bottom arc, with PESOS repeated on either side, and the fineness notation B / LEY 0,900 appears to the lower left of the portrait, indicating the Bogotá mint and gold alloy standard. |
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| Mint | B Casa de Moneda de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia (1620-1987) NI Numismatica Italiana, Arezzo, Italy (1926-date) |
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