| Issuer | Colombia |
| Year | 1973 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 500 Pesos (500 COP) |
| Currency | Peso decimalized (1847-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 70 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#416 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Simon Bolivar in oval at right, issuer name on top, face value in big numbers at center, in small numbers on all four corners, in letters at bottom. place and date below center. |
| Reverse description | Image of the underground church of Zipaquirá at center, Bank of the Republic seal on left, face value in numbers on top left; in letters below seal, at left; and divided up and down on right. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Liberty head. |
| Obverse lettering | 500 EL BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA 500
PAGARA AL PORTADOR
500
BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA 7 DE AGOSTO DE 1973
500 QUINIENTOS PESOS ORO 500 (Translation: 500 The Bank of the Republic 500 Will pay to the bearer 500 Bogotá, Colombia August 7th., 1973 500 Five Hundred Pesos Oro 500) |
| Reverse lettering | 500 QUINIENTOS
BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA
BOGOTA COLOMBIA
QUINIENTOS
PESOS ORO PESOS ORO
IGLESIA SUBTERRÁNEA DE LAS SALINAS DE ZIPAQUIRÁ (Translation: 500 Five hundred (in seal): Bank of the Republic Bogotá Colombia Five hundred Pesos Oro Pesos Oro Underground church of the Zipaquirá salt mines.) |
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| Catalog ID | 7619241340 |
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