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FeaturesLocationColombiaIssuing entityBanco de la RepublicaPeriodRepublic (1886-date)
TypeCommemorative noteYear1992Value10 000 Pesos (10 000COP)CurrencyPeso decimalized (1847-date)CompositionPaperSize140 × issue
12th October 1492
Series:500th Anniversary of Columbus\' Discovery of the New World
Obverse
Large portrait of native woman on the right, next to her a small gold sculpture. Lettering in the middle with signatures on top of image of Columbis ships inside a circle. The watermark on the left.
Red color serial number above the watermark and on red (larger) numbers below the woman\'s portrait.
Lettering:
EL BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA
PAGARA AL PORTADOR
DIEZ MIL
PESOS ORO
SERIE CONMEMORATIVA DEL 12 DE OCTUBRE DE 1492
COLOMBIA MUJER EMBERA
SANTA FE DE BOGOTA, 1992
Translation:
The Bank of the Republic (Central Bank)
will pay the bearer
Ten thousand
gold pesos
Commemorative series of the 12th October 1492
Colombia Embera woman
Santa Fe de Bogota, 1992
Reverse
Colorful native birds of Colombia on the left and top of the note, in the middle an ancient world map.
Denomination and lettering on a single row at the bottom.
Watermark on the right and on its right, small lettering by Christoffer Columbus. A small image of the Santa Maria ship at the lower right corner.
CRISTOBAL COLONNAO SANTA MARIA10000 DIEZ MIL PESOS ORO 10000
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSNAO SANTA MARIA10000 DIEZ MIL PESOS ORO 10000
Watermark
Portrait of native, Embera woman
Printer
Banco de Mexico, Mexico
*PLEASE NOTE* - SERIAL WILL VARIES DEPENDING ON AVAILABILITY
