An Impossible Set
Colombia: Banco de Caldas

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Caldas is one of the coffee growing regions of Colombia and is named after Francisco Jose de Caldas, a key figure in the fight for independence following Napoleon’s invasion of Spain and the installation of his brother Joseph as a replacement for Ferdinand VII. Following the defeat of Napoleon the S...
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Set Details
Note Description: Colombia, Banco de Caldas ""SPECIMEN""
20 Pesos - Printer: ABNC
Grade: 64
Country: Colombia
Note Number: COLS330s
Comment: Body Of Note Unaffected By Issues in Selvage
Certification #: 8002194-018
Owner: ColonialCoinsUK
Set Category: World
Set Name: An Impossible Set
Slot Name: Colombia: Banco de Caldas
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

The note representing the Banco de Caldas is a specimen example of the 20 pesos issue. There are two versions of the note, S330 which has a multi-coloured guilloche (PMG has graded 5 examples) and a single colour archival version S331 (3 graded at PMG) and this note is one of multi-coloured types. A portrait of Francisco Jose de Caldas is on the right, with the intricate style of the rest of the design making it easy to identify ABNC as the printer.

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