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100 Pesos
| Issuer | República de Colombia / Tesorería |
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| Year | 1888 |
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| Printer | Villaveces, Bogotá |
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| Obverse description | Black on white unissued trial note. The upper left bears the title 'BONO COLOMBIANO' in large ornate lettering within a decorative frame, with a diagonal 'SIN INTERÉS' overprint. To the upper right, an oval vignette presents a rural scene with figures on horseback and a cart. The central text panel states the obligation of the Republic of Colombia to pay the bearer one hundred pesos, referencing Ley 95 of 1888, with 'POR $100' in bold letterpress at the foot and the imprint 'VILLAVECES-BOGOTA' below. Signature lines for 'EL MINISTRO DEL TESORO' and 'EL TESORERO GENERAL' are printed but left blank, and the serial number field is present but the note is incomplete as a trial. |
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| Obverse lettering | BONO COLOMBIANO SIN INTERÉS LA REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA RECONOCE Á FAVOR DEL PORTADOR LA SUMA DE CIEN PESOS SIN INTERÉS PROCEDENTE DE LAS ORDENES DE PAGO EMITIDAS POR EMPRÉSTITOS SUMINISTROS Y EXPROPIACIONES CONFORME Á LA LEY 95 DE 1888. Bogotá, de 18 EL MINISTRO DEL TESORO: EL TESORERO GENERAL: POR $100 VILLAVECES-BOGOTA |
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Villaveces was a Bogotá commercial printing house, not a specialized security printer, and its involvement in producing official currency speaks directly to the fiscal disorder of late 19th-century Colombia — a period of chronic monetary fragmentation in which the national treasury repeatedly improvised its note production. The result was inconsistent printing quality across the series, and P#293C examples show notable variation in ink density and impression depth even within single batches.
The Tesorería notes of this era were often issued to cover immediate government obligations rather than as regulated monetary instruments backed by specie, a distinction that mattered little to creditors and everything to later redemption prospects.