| Issuer | Colombia |
| Year | 1977-1979 |
| 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#420 |
| Obverse description | Large portrait of General Francisco de Paula Santander at left, lettering in the center. |
| Reverse description | Image of the underground cathedral at Zipaquira in the middle, watermark on the left and symbol of the bank (Lady Liberty inside a circle surrounded by lettering) on the right |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Portrait of General Fco. de Paula Santander |
| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA
PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR
500
20 DE JULIO DE 1977
COLOMBIA
QUINIENTOS
PESOS ORO
SANTANDER EL HOMBRE DE LAS LEYES (Translation: THE CENTRAL BANK WILL PAY THE BEARER 500 -date of issue- COLOMBIA FIVE HUNDRED GOLD PESOS SANTANDER THE MAN OF LAW) |
| Reverse lettering | QUINIENTOS PESOS ORO
BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA
BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA
500 IGLESIA SUBTERRÁNEA DE LAS SALINAS DE ZIPAQUIRÁ 500 (Translation: FIVE HUNDRED GOLD PESOS CENTRAL BANK BOGOTA, COLOMBIA 500 UNDERGROUND CHURCH AT THE ZIPAQUIRA SALT MINES 500) |
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| Catalog ID | 8446379570 |
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