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25 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Central |
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| Year | 1900 |
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| Value | 25 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | Dark intaglio-printed note with the header REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA at top and EL BANCO CENTRAL in large lettering below. A central oval vignette contains a portrait of a bearded gentleman in formal attire, flanked by allegorical female figures — one at left with a child and cornucopia, one at right in a flowing robe — rendered in fine engraved line work. The denomination VEINTICINCO PESOS appears in bold letters below the portrait, with the clause ORO O SU EQUIVALENTE EN MONEDA LEGAL beneath, and the imprint of the American Bank Note Co. New York along the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA EL BANCO CENTRAL PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR A LA VISTA BOGOTÁ VEINTICINCO PESOS ORO O SU EQUIVALENTE EN MONEDA LEGAL EL PRESIDENTE DE LA JUNTA DIRECTIVA SPECIMEN MUESTRA American Bank Note Co. New York |
| Reverse description | Printed in brownish-red intaglio, the reverse is dominated by a central rectangular vignette of a paddle-wheel steamboat moored alongside a timber-laden riverbank, captioned EL CAJERO below. The denomination numeral 25 appears in ornate cartouches at left and right, surrounded by intricate guilloche scrollwork and lace-like lathe borders. The issuer name BANCO CENTRAL is inscribed at the bottom centre, with the printer's imprint AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY NEW YORK along the lower edge. |
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