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500 Pesos Oro
| Issuer | Banco de la República |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Value | 500 Pesos (500 COP) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Simón Bolívar in uniform within an oval vignette at right, set against an intricate green guilloche underprint that fills the note face. The denomination numeral 500 appears in large figures at centre-left, flanked by serial numbers in red at upper left and upper right, with series letter below each. Date and place of issue, Bogota, Colombia, 20 de Julio de 1923, appear at lower centre, with signature lines for El Gerente and El Secretario. |
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| Obverse lettering | El Banco de la Republica Pagará al Portador Quinientos Pesos Oro (Translation: The Bank of the Republic Will pay to the Bearer Five Hundred Pesos Oro) |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of a standing Liberty figure within a circular guilloche medallion at centre, surrounded by elaborate green lathe-work and scrollwork panels that extend to all four corners. The denomination numeral 500 appears in large figures at both left and right, framed by ornamental borders. A circular legend band reads Banco de la Republica Bogota Colombia around the central medallion, with the denomination inscription in a panel along the lower margin and the printer's imprint at the bottom edge. |
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