Colombia 10000 Pesos (New Design)

Description

The Colombian peso has been the official currency in Colombia since 1810 when the real was replaced. In 1923, the Banco de la República de Colombia was created, and in 1931 it abandoned the gold standard to link its exchange rate to the US dollar. In 2016, the Banco de la República announced a new series circulating with the existing notes.

The 10,000 Pesos note front design features Virginia Gutierrez (1921 – 1999), who was a Colombian anthropologist whose pioneered work was on Colombian family and medical anthropology. The reverse note side has the image of Amazon river biodiversity. This note is part of the 2016 series and, its color is brown and orange-brown.

Text: 10 Mil Pesos, Diez Mil Pesos, Rana Arborícola (Hypsiboas granosas), Virginia Gutiérrez de Pineda, Antropóloga (1921-1999), Banco de la República Colombia, Gerente General, Gerente Ejecutivo, Amazonas y La Gente de Rio, Victoria Regia (Victoria amazónica), BRC, “Madres solteras de todos los sitios colombianos… Mujeres que viven el periódico abandono de su hombre o que lloran su muerte… Madres que conciben, gestan y paren en tugurios… Madres todas que ganan el pan, que lo multiplican en la boca de sus hijos hambreados… para vosotras, mi trabajo y mi fe sin límites”