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500 Pesos Oro
| Issuer | Banco de la República |
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| Year | 1973 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a finely engraved intaglio view of the underground salt cathedral of Zipaquirá, rendered with architectural detail and chiaroscuro shading. The Banco de la República circular seal is positioned at left, with the denomination in words appearing beneath it, while the face value in numerals is placed at upper left. The inscription identifying the subject runs along the lower margin, and the denomination in words is split vertically along the right border. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Colombia's 500 Pesos Oro denomination had a long run with the American Bank Note Company, and by 1973 the relationship between Bogotá and the New York printer was well established — ABNC had been producing Colombian paper currency for decades. The 500-peso note occupied the upper tier of everyday circulation at a time when inflation was beginning to erode the purchasing power of smaller denominations with some seriousness.
Pick 416 is distinguished from closely related issues primarily by its date and signature combinations, which changed frequently across the series as Banco de la República rotated its board signatories. Collectors working this series need to track those pairings carefully — a wrong assumption about signature variety can shift catalog attribution entirely.