| Issuer | Colombia |
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| Year | 1999-2014 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5000 Pesos (5000 COP) |
| Currency | Peso decimalized (1847-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 70 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Imprenta de Billetes, Santa Fe de Bogotá, Colombia |
| Designer(s) | |
| Engraver(s) | Juan Cárdenas |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#447D |
| Obverse description | José Asunción Silva looking forward, a frog on the left and a flying insect on the right. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA 5000 - CINCO MIL PESOS COLOMBIA (Translation: BANK OF THE REPUBLIC 5000 - FIVE THOUSAND PESOS COLOMBIA) |
| Reverse description | Nighttime forest with Elvira Silva: José`s sister. Two goose feathers symbolizing the poets writing tool and a pedestal including a fragment of his masterpiece `Nocturno III` inspired in her. |
| Reverse lettering | CINCO MIL PESOS (Translation: FIVE THOUSAND PESOS) |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Portrait of Jose A. Silva; seal of the Bank over the watermark area, visible on the obverse side only. |
| Variants | There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint ""in silver"" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000. |
| Numisquare ID | 6790545960 |
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