Catalog
5000 Pesos Oro
| Issuer | Banco de la República, Colombia |
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| Year | 1986-1993 |
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| Reference(s) | P#434 |
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| Reverse description | Intaglio vignette of a seated statue of Miguel Antonio Caro at centre, his facsimile signature below; to the left, a circular medallion with the arms of the Estados Unidos de Colombia, accompanied by a script inscription listing the nine historical states of the federation with the dates 1863–1886. Denomination numerals and the legend "CINCO MIL PESOS ORO" appear at the lower margin, flanked by guilloche rosettes, with the printer's imprint at lower right. |
| Reverse lettering | CINCO MIL PESOS ORO Estados Unidos de Colombia 1863-1886 Antioquia Bolívar Boyacá Cauca Cundinamarca Magdalena Panamá Santander Tolima IMPRENTA DE BILLETES - SANTA FE DE BOGOTÁ (Translation: Five Thousand Pesos Oro) |
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The 5000 Pesos Oro denomination was introduced in 1986 as inflation steadily eroded the purchasing power of smaller notes — a decade earlier, 5000 pesos would have been an extraordinary sum in daily Colombian commerce. Three printers contributed to the series across its run: Bundesdruckerei in Berlin, the Imprenta de Billetes in Bogotá, and Italy's Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato. Identifying which house produced a given note requires checking the printer's imprint, as the three versions share the same basic design.
The Imprenta de Billetes, Colombia's own security printing facility, had been producing domestic currency since the 1960s — its involvement here reflects the central bank's long push toward self-sufficient note production.