500 Pesos Oro Quincentennial of First Landfall by Christopher Columbus

€405,949.00
IssuerDominican Republic (1844-date)
Year1992
TypeCommemorative note
Value500 Pesos
CurrencyPeso oro (1937-date)
CompositionPaper
Size156 × 67 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterCanadian Bank Note Company, Canada (1897-date)
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Reference(s) P#140
Obverse descriptionPortrait of Christopher Columbus, from the painting by Domenico Ghirlandaio. The ships of Columbus`s maiden voyage - Santa María, Niña and Pinta.
Reverse descriptionFaro a Colon (Columbus Lighthouse) in Santo Domingo Este. Placement of Cross of Christianity. Hand drawn of map of Hispaniola outline.
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Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionChristopher Columbus
Obverse letteringBANCO CENTRAL DE LA REPUBLICA DOMINICANA QUINIENTOS PESOS ORO ESTE BILLETE TIENE FUERZA LIBERATORIA PARA EL PAGO DE TODAS LAS OBLIGACIONES PUBLICAS O PRIVADAS 1492-1992 V CENTENARIO DEL DESCUBRIMIENTO Y EVANGELIZACION DE AMERICA Serie 1992
(Translation: Central Bank of the Dominican Republic Five Hundred Pesos Oro This banknote has freeing power for payment of all debts public or private 1492-1992 500th anniversary of discovery and gospel of America Serie 1992)
Reverse letteringBANCO CENTRAL DE LA REPUBLICA DOMINICANA QUINIENTOS PESOS ORO
(Translation: Central Bank of the Dominican Republic Five hundred Pesos Oro)
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Catalog ID4398970500
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