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| Issuer | Banco de la República |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse lettering | 500 EL BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA 500 PAGARA AL PORTADOR 500 BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA 7 DE AGOSTO DE 1973 500 QUINIENTOS PESOS ORO 500 (Translation: 500 The Bank of the Republic 500 Will pay to the bearer 500 Bogotá, Colombia August 7th, 1973 500 Five Hundred Pesos Oro 500) |
| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a finely engraved intaglio view of the underground salt cathedral of Zipaquirá, rendered with architectural detail and chiaroscuro shading. The Banco de la República circular seal is positioned at left, with the denomination in words appearing beneath it, while the face value in numerals is placed at upper left. The inscription identifying the subject runs along the lower margin, and the denomination in words is split vertically along the right border. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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