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500 Pesos Oro

Issuer Banco de la República
Year 1992-1993
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Currency Peso decimalized (1847-date)
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Obverse description Intaglio portrait of General Francisco de Paula Santander in three-quarter view at left center, accompanied by vignettes of a quill pen, inkwell, and a document inscribed 'Constitución' to his left. Denomination numerals '500' appear in guilloche medallions at lower left and lower right corners, with the Colombian coat of arms at upper right. Two facsimile signatures above the titles 'GERENTE' and 'SECRETARIO' are printed at center, with the date and place of issue below.
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Reverse description Central vignette of the colonial courtyard of the Casa de Moneda in Santa Fe de Bogotá, rendered in fine intaglio line work, with arched colonnades, balconied upper floors, and a garden fountain at center. A circular medallion at upper center bears a classical allegorical female bust inscribed 'BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA BOGOTA COLOMBIA.' The Colombian coat of arms appears at upper left, with denomination numeral guilloché panels at lower left and lower right corners.
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