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1.000 Pesos
| Issuer | República de Colombia - Ministerio de Hacienda y Tesoro |
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| Year | 1908 |
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| Value | 1.000 Pesos |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA BILLETE POR VALOR DE MIL PESOS AMORTIZABLE CONFORME A LAS LEYES BOGOTÁ, Marzo de 1908 EL MINISTRO DE HACIENDA Y TESORO EL TESORERO GENERAL DE LA REPÚ. 1000 |
| Reverse description | Printed in brownish-purple tones, the reverse carries a central vignette of the Colombian national coat of arms supported by two cherub-like figures, enclosed within an elaborate guilloche framework. The words 'REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA' arc across the top, with the denomination values '1000', 'MIL' and 'PESOS' distributed symmetrically in the corners and side panels. A secretary's signature and the legend 'SECRETARIO DE LA JUNTA DE AMORTIZACIÓN' appear at the lower centre. |
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Colombia's Ministerio de Hacienda — rather than the Banco de la República, which did not yet exist — issued paper currency directly through the treasury in this period, a consequence of the monetary chaos that followed the Thousand Days War of 1899–1902. That conflict had produced rampant inflationary emissions under the previous regime, and the 1908 notes were part of an effort to reassert fiscal credibility under the government of Rafael Reyes.
American Bank Note Company produced the series in New York, as they did for much of Latin American government paper of the era. At the 1,000 Peso level, circulation would have been extremely limited — denomination alone placed it well outside everyday commercial use.