20 Pesos Oro

20 Pesos Oro - obverse20 Pesos Oro - reverse

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Features

Issuer Colombia
Issuing entity Banco de la Republica de Colombia
Period Republic (1886-date)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1953-1965
Value 20 Pesos (20 COP)
Currency Peso decimalized (1847-date)
Composition Paper
Size 140 × 70 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
236976
References P# 401
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Violet color note with left side portrait of Francisco Jose de Caldas, inside an oval over which lies a full-body allegorical figure.
Main lettering is on the middle, serial number in red color, over a background image of a plane flying over a river, with vegetation and palm trees on the closer shore and mountains on the other.
A right facing portrait of Lady Liberty is inside a circle, on the right side of the note.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
EL
BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA
PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR
VEINTE PESOS
ORO
BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA
1° DE ENERO DE 1953

Translation:
The central bank of Colombia
will pay the bearer of this note
ten gold pesos
Bogota, Colombia
-date of issue-

Reverse

Violet color image of the central bank building in Barranquilla, with text above and below and large numbers 20 on the sides.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA
EDIFICIO DEL BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA EN BARRANQUILLA
BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA

Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

Comments

Nicknamed "El Sabio" ('The Wise'), Francisco José de Caldas (1768-1816) was a Colombian scientis, lawyer, military engineer, mathematician, geographer and inventor. Born in Popayán (Cauca province) and executed by orders of Pablo Morillo during the Spanish American Reconquista for being a forerunner of the fight for the independence .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Jos%C3%A9_de_Caldas

All notes are Series O

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1953-Jan-01  28% P# 401a
1953-Jan-01  0% P# 401s1 - Specimen; With red TDLR overprint and "SPECIMEN". Punch hole cancelled.
1953-Jan-01  0% P# 401s2 - Specimen; Red overprint: "SPECIMEN". Punch hole cancelled.
1960-Jan-01  Photo 20% P# 401b
1961-Jan-02  30% P# 401c
1965-Jan-02  54% P# 401c

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this banknote. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Pesos OroPicture 1 of a sold 20 Pesos Oro
Katz
Auction 91
Lot 1151
Internet Archive
8 Aug 2023 1960-Jan-01 – P# 401b UNC USD 43.11
(EUR 40.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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