Category: South America

• 50,000 Peso Note Colombia: Where Reality Meets Fantasy

  

  The 50,000 (COP) Peso note was introduced by the Bank of the Republic Colombia in 2016 as part of a new series. The note was the third to be placed into circulation after the 100,000 and 20,000 were released earlier that year. The other denominations to complete the series are 2,000, 5,000, and 10,000. The…

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  October 6, 2023

  South America

  bank, banknotes, Colombia, currency, hummingbird, magic realism, notaphilist, pesos, series, snail

• 10 Nuevos Soles Peru: Soaring to New Heights

  

  The 10 Nuevos Soles (PEN) notes released between 1991 – 2020 bear José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzáles (1914 – 1941), on the obverse. José was a Peruvian military aviator who became a national hero. He joined the Peruvian Air Force in 1935 despite his parents’ opposition and rapidly developed great flying skills that set him apart…

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  September 22, 2023

  South America

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