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50 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de Barranquilla |
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| Year | 1900 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in green and red on white paper. At the top centre, the bank title 'El Banco de Barranquilla' is rendered in ornate script within a decorative header, flanked by guilloche ovals bearing the numeral '50' at left and right. A central red oval cartouche carries the denomination 'Cincuenta Pesos' in bold letterpress script, above a radiating sunburst underprint, with the date 'Barranquilla, Julio 26 de 1900' and signature lines for 'El Bº Director', 'El Presidente', and 'El Admor' across the lower field. Series letter 'O' and a serial number appear at upper right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in brown on white paper, with large guilloche rosette ovals bearing the numeral '50' at left and right flanking a central text panel. The central panel contains a declaratory legend in Spanish stating that the note is of forced circulation throughout the Department, temporarily inconvertible, and circulates under the responsibility of the National Government per contract of 26 July 1900, signed by the Jefe Civil y Militar del Departamento. A cursive manuscript signature appears below the printed text, with 'EL CAJERO' inscribed at the top centre. |
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The Banco de Barranquilla was one of several private Colombian banks authorized to issue currency under the 1880s free banking legislation, operating at a time when the national government had effectively abdicated control over note issuance to regional commercial banks. The Thousand Days War, which began in October 1899, severely disrupted banking operations across Colombia — this 1900 date places the note squarely in the early, chaotic phase of that conflict.
Local printing in Barranquilla, rather than contracting a European security printer, was common for the coastal banks but produced notes considerably more vulnerable to counterfeiting. Survivor populations are small, partly from wartime disruption and partly from the 1923 monetary reforms that consolidated issuance under the Banco de la República.