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2 Pesos = 2 Dollars
| Issuer | Banco de la República, Bogotá |
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| Year | 188_ |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a single green tone and dominated by an elaborate central guilloche rosette within a large circular frame inscribed EL BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA BOGOTA. Two large symmetrical denomination numeral '2' counters in guilloche work appear at the left and right within ornate lathe-work cartouches, all enclosed by a continuous decorative scrollwork border. The imprint of Homer Lee Bank Note Co., New York appears in small letterpress along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | EL BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA BOGOTA 2 2 HOMER LEE B. N. CO. NEW YORK |
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The Homer Lee Bank Note Company was a mid-tier American security printer that operated out of New York during the 1880s and 1890s, competing against the better-known ABNCo and NBNCo for Latin American contracts. Their work for Colombian banks during this period was competent but not exceptional — they were rarely the first choice for prestige issues.
The dual-denomination format, pesos and dollars at parity, reflects the commercial reality of Bogotá's trading relationships in the 1880s, when dollar-denominated transactions with North American merchants were common enough to warrant explicit equivalence on the face of the note. The undated year field — printed as "188_" — places issue sometime within the decade but no closer.