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| Issuer | República de Colombia |
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| Year | 1938 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company, New York, United States |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is executed in intaglio, with portrait vignettes of Francisco de Paula Santander at left and Simón Bolívar at right, each set within an oval frame against a fine guilloche underprint, and the large denomination numeral '10' centred between ornate scrollwork. The heading 'LA REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA' arches across the top, with the date 'Bogotá, 22 de Marzo de 1938' and the legislative reference 'Ley 33 de 1938' inscribed in the lower field. Three manuscript signature lines appear along the lower margin, attributed to the Minister of Finance, the Comptroller General, and the Contractor General, above the American Bank Note Company imprint. |
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| Obverse lettering | La República de Colombia Pagará al Portador la Suma de Diez Pesos Oro De Acuerdo con las Leyes Bogotá, 22 de Marzo de 1938 Ley 33 de 1938 (Translation: The Republic of Colombia Will Pay to the Bearer the Sum of Ten Pesos Oro in Accordance with the Laws, Bogotá, 22 March 1938, Law 33 of 1938) |
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| Reverse lettering | Diez Pesos República de Colombia American Bank Note Company (Translation: Ten Pesos / Republic of Colombia) |
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