½ Peso

Features

Issuer Colombia
Issuing entity Banco de la Republica de Colombia
Period Republic (1886-date)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1946
Value ½ Peso (½ COP)
Currency Peso decimalized (1847-date)
Composition Paper
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
305112
References P# 397
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

Half cut of 1 Peso banknote P#380c with overprint

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Banco de la Republic
Provisional
Medio Peso

Translation:
Bank of the Republic
Provisional
Half Peso

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering: Medio Peso

Translation: Half Peso

Printer

American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date)

Comments

These were emergency notes produced during a coinage shortage in 1946.
Notes produced from the right half bear the date of the original note.
The original date of the notes produced from the left half can be determined from the serial number.
Those beginning 57 were from 1942 (group 1),
Those beginning 70 were from 1943 (group 2).
Overprint was done by Litografía Nacional (Colombia), some missing printer's name (see years list).

See also

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1946)  P# 397a - Left half, group 1, original date 1942 with "Litografía Colombia"
ND (1946)  P# 397b - Right half, group 1, original date 1942 with "Litografía Colombia"
ND (1946)  P# 397c - Left half, group 1, original date 1942 without printer's name
ND (1946)  P# 397d - Right half, group 1, original date 1942 without printer's name
ND (1946)  P# 397e - Left half, group 2, original date 1943 without printer's name
ND (1946)  P# 397f - Right half, group 2, original date 1943 without printer's name

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