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1 thousand pesos: CM.91-2010

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

State: Colombia
Issuer: Banco de la Republica

Entities

Categories

Place(s) associated

  • Bogotá

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2010-03-01) by Pimiento Angarita, Eladio

Dating

Production date: AD 2007-08-13

Components of the work

Object composed of paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Facing bust of Jorge Eliécer Gaitán at right before sepia-tint of crowd at assembly

  • Text: COLOMBIA // 1000 / MIL PESOS // BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA // BRC 1000
  • Location: Obverse
  • Type: Design

Inscription present: Half-figure of Jorge Eliécer Gaitán standing half left with right arm upraised before tiered crowd with flags, all in monumental quarter-frame edged with roses and stone inscriptions, seal of the Republic in field at lower left, scales and watermark portrait of Gaitán half left in panel at right

  • Text: 1000 // "Yo no soy un hombre, soy un pueblo." / "El pueblo es superior a sus dirigentes." // COLOMBIA
  • Location: Reverse
  • Type: Design

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.91-2010
Primary reference Number: 178659
Serial: 61890955
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 31 March 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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