10 000 Pesos Oro 500 years of America discovery

Features

Issuer Colombia
Issuing entity Banco de la Republica de Colombia
Period Republic (1886-date)
Type Commemorative note
Year 1992
Value 10 000 Pesos (10 000 COP)
Currency Peso decimalized (1847-date)
Composition Paper
Size 140 × 70 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
237268
References P# 437,
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.
Hernández# 571 - 572
Pedro Pablo Hernández; 2023. Monedas y Billetes de Colombia : Colombia 1616-2023 (Colonia y República); 100 Años Banco de la República 1923 - 2023 (8th edition). Begon, Medellín, Colombia.

Commemorative 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.

Script: Latin

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.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
10000
WALDSEEMÜLLER (1507)

gente que mejor se liberaría y convertiría a nuestra santa Fé con amor que no por fuerza
CRISTOBAL COLON

NAO SANTA MARIA

10000 DIEZ MIL PESOS ORO 10000

Translation:
10000
WALDSEEMÜLLER (1507)

people that would best be freed and would convert to our holy Faith with love but not with force
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

NAO SANTA MARIA

10000 DIEZ MIL PESOS ORO 10000

Watermark

Portrait of native, Embera woman

10 000 Pesos Oro (500 years of America discovery) -  obverse

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Printer

Banco de Mexico, Mexico

Comments

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P# 437s - Specimen - (MUESTRA SIN VALOR)

Obverse:

© CGB

Reverse:

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1992  97% P# 437a
1992  0% P# 437s - Specimen

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