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10 Pesos Oro Acuñado

Issuer Banco de Bogotá
Year 1919
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Currency Peso (1907-1931)
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Obverse description The obverse is headed by the inscription CÉDULA HIPOTECARIA within a top panel, below which EL BANCO DE BOGOTÁ and PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR appear in bold letterpress. A circular vignette at left displays a double-headed eagle heraldic motif. The central field carries the denomination DIEZ PESOS ORO ACUÑADO in an ornate frame, flanked by numeral 10 counters in each corner, with two columns of text stating the amortization and interest conditions; a large guilloche diagonal watermark-style overprint reads CUATRO POR CIENTO across the centre. The note is identified as Serie Z with a printed serial number, and the imprint AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY appears at the bottom.
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Reverse description The reverse is dominated by a central intaglio vignette of a monumental statue on an ornate pedestal set within a park landscape, framed by intricate guilloche scroll-work panels. Numeral 10 counters enclosed in elaborate lathe-work ovals appear at left and right. The heading BANCO DE BOGOTÁ arches across the top with the legend ESTABLECIDO EN 1871 on a ribbon below, and the denomination DIEZ PESOS is set in a panel at the foot of the design alongside a block of text citing the legal basis of the cédula. The imprint AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY appears at the lower margin.
Reverse lettering BANCO DE BOGOTÁ
ESTABLECIDO EN 1871
DIEZ PESOS
EL CAJERO
ESTA CÉDULA HIPOTECARIA SE EMITE EN LA FECHA DE CONFORMIDAD CON LA LEY 30 DE 1905 Y EL CONTRATO CELEBRADO CON EL BANCO DE BOGOTÁ EL 7 DE FEBRERO DE 1910.
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY
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