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Coins and currencies

Peso oro

The name of Banco de la República paper from 1923 to 1993, signalling gold convertibility — lost in 1931. This collection’s 1, 2, 10, and 1,000 peso oro records carry that legend; from 1993 the name returned to simply the peso.

See also: Peso , Legal tender , Demonetized

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