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100 Pesos Oro
| Issuer | Banco de la República |
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| Year | 1958-1967 |
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| Size | 140 × 70 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark green intaglio on a light ground, with an elaborate engine-turned guilloche border enclosing a central medallion bearing the allegorical figure of Liberty facing left, surrounded by the circular legend 'BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA – BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA'. Rosette ornaments flank the central medallion, with repeating '100' microtext borders at top and bottom and the denomination 'CIEN PESOS ORO' in bold serif lettering at the base. |
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| Signature(s) | 1958 - Eduardo Arias Robledo and Carlos Villaveces 1959 - Eduardo Arias Robledo and Carlos Villaveces 1960 - Eduardo Arias Robledo and Carlos Villaveces |
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The "Pesos Oro" denomination was Colombia's standard monetary unit from 1931, when the country abandoned the gold standard during the Depression-era crisis — the name persisted long after any gold convertibility had become theoretical. American Bank Note Company held the Colombian contract through much of the mid-twentieth century, and the consistency of their intaglio work made counterfeiting genuinely difficult in an era when most Latin American forgeries targeted the cruder locally-printed issues.
The Arias Robledo / Villaveces signature pairing appears across all documented dates within this pick number, suggesting no management change at the Banco de la República disturbed the series during its run.