KOGUJA Banknotes Catalog

5000 pesos 2003 — Colombia ( Pick: 452d )

Region: South America
Front side
5000 pesos Colombia 2003 — Front side
Back side
5000 pesos Colombia 2003 — Back side

Banknote description

The banknote is a 5000 pesos issued in Colombia in 2003. It is cataloged under Pick number 452d.

The front side features an image of Asunción Silva and a bug at the upper right, with trees on the left and center, and a bank seal at the center. The back displays a woman, trees, and a monument at the center, accompanied by a yellow background. The note is printed on paper and measures 140 x 70 mm.

This note is signed by Miguel Urrutia Montoya and Geraldo Hernández Correa. The color scheme includes deep violet and red-violet on a multicolor underprint. A variant of this note was issued on June 6, 2003.

Specifications

Signed by
Miguel Urrutia Montoya, Geraldo Hernández Correa
Date of issue
2003-06-06
Printing office
IBBR
Paper
Paper
Colour
Deep violet and red-violet on multicolor underprint
Dimensions
140 x 70 mm
Pick catalog
452d

About this banknote

The Bank of the Republic of Colombia issued the 5,000 pesos banknote on June 6, 2003. This note, cataloged as Pick 452d, was part of a series introduced to honor Colombian poet José Asunción Silva.

The obverse features a portrait of José Asunción Silva, with a frog to the left and a flying insect to the right. The reverse depicts a nighttime forest scene with Elvira Silva, the poet's sister, along with two goose feathers and a pedestal inscribed with a fragment of his poem "Nocturno III." The note measures 140 x 70 mm and was printed by the Imprenta de Billetes del Banco de la República (IBBR).

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