Information:
| Reference | P#401 |
| Country | Colombia |
| Period | Peso decimalized (1847-date) |
| Currency | Pesos Oro |
| Denomination | 20 Pesos Oro |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Issuing bank | Banco de la Republica de Colombia |
| Year | 1953-1965 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Size (WxH) | 140x70 mm |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse textEL
BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA
PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR
VEINTE PESOS
ORO
BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA
1° DE ENERO DE 1953
Obverse symbolViolet color note with left side portrait of Francisco Jose de Caldas, inside an oval over which lies a full-body allegorical figure.
Main lettering is on the middle, serial number in red color, over a background image of a plane flying over a river, with vegetation and palm trees on the closer shore and mountains on the other.
A right facing portrait of Lady Liberty is inside a circle, on the right side of the note.
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Reverse:
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Latin
Reverse textBANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA
EDIFICIO DEL BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA EN BARRANQUILLA
BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA
Reverse symbolViolet color image of the central bank building in Barranquilla, with text above and below and large numbers 20 on the sides.
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Varieties:
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1953-Jan-01 | P# 401a | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1953-Jan-01 | P# 401s1 - Specimen; With red TDLR overprint and "SPECIMEN". Punch hole cancelled. | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1953-Jan-01 | P# 401s2 - Specimen; Red overprint: "SPECIMEN". Punch hole cancelled. | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1960-Jan-01 | P# 401b | - | - | - | - | - | $53,00 | ||
| 1961-Jan-02 | P# 401c | - | $5,30 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1965-Jan-02 | P# 401c | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||