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100 Pesos Oro
| Issuer | Banco de la República |
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| Year | 1973-1974 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA 100 PAGARA AL PORTADOR CIEN PESOS ORO (Translation: The Bank of the Republic will pay the bearer 100 Pesos Oro) |
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| Reverse lettering | CIEN PESOS ORO BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA BOGOTA COLOMBIA CAPITOLIO NACIONAL-BOGOTA (Translation: 100 Pesos Oro Bank of the Republic Bogota Colombia National Capitol-Bogota) |
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The Banco de la República's relationship with Thomas De La Rue stretched across decades, and this 100 Pesos Oro issue from the early 1970s falls squarely within a period when Colombia was leaning heavily on the London printer for its higher-denomination notes while managing domestic inflationary pressure. The 100 Pesos denomination carried real purchasing weight in 1973 Colombia — roughly equivalent to a day's skilled labor wage in urban centers — which made the choice of De La Rue's security printing entirely practical rather than ceremonial.
Pick 415 is not a scarce note in circulated grades, but genuinely uncirculated examples show the characteristic sharp intaglio registration that De La Rue maintained through this period.