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10 Pesos Oro
| Issuer | República de Colombia |
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| Year | 1915 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Francisco de Paula Santander in military uniform at left, with the Colombian national arms vignette at right; a large dollar-sign guilloche underprint occupies the centre of the note. The date 'Bogotá, 20 de Julio de 1915' and series letter appear in the upper centre field, with denomination numerals '10' in each corner. Imprint of the American Bank Note Company appears at the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | La Republica de Colombia Pagará al Portador la Suma de Diez Pesos Oro de Acuerdo con las Leyes (Translation: The Republic of Colombia Will pay to the Bearer Ten Pesos Oro in Accordance with the Laws) |
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Colombia's monetary situation in 1915 was still recovering from the catastrophic paper money inflation of the Thousand Days' War period (1899–1902), during which the government had issued billions of pesos in unbacked paper. The shift to "Pesos Oro" — gold pesos — in the denomination name was a deliberate signal of convertibility and fiscal discipline, even when the notes themselves were still paper instruments.
The American Bank Note Company contract reflects Colombia's preference at the time for foreign security printers over domestic production, a practical necessity given the country's limited intaglio infrastructure. ABNC had printed Colombian issues for decades by this point.