Colombia. Currency portrait vignettes. Steel. 3.5 x 4 inches. Imprints of American Bank Note Company, New York.
Pair of portrait vignettes used on Colombian currency issues:
Portrait of Francisco de Paula Santander (1792-1840), the fifth President of the Republic of New Granada. Highly lustrous light silver gray, boldly engraved and very attractive. The portrait was used on the 10 Gold Peso note of July 20, 1915 (Pick-324), a scarce note in higher grades
Portrait of Francisco José de Caldas (1771-1816), a Colombian scientist who studied the natural world. The portrait was used on ½ Peso Gold notes of 1935 (Pick-384). Satiny and lustrous medium steel gray. (Total: 2 pieces)
Engraved identification numbers: SPECIAL V 42504 (C-420 crossed out) and SPECIAL V-74353,
Mark of John Sellers and Son, Sheffield, England on back of each.
These interesting and worthwhile items, being one of kind, items that may never be available again.
