Colombia 10,000 Pesos Banknote, 1994, P-437A.2, UNC, Commemorative

The Colombia 10,000 Pesos banknote was released by the Bank of the Republic in 1994 to commemorate the Quincentennial of Columbus' voyage. The banknote comes in a color combination of green, brown, red, and yellow. Its obverse design features a plant, two sailing ships, an Embera Indian woman, a plate, and a gold figure. The back of the note depicts a greater flamingo, an Andean condor, a green honeycreeper, an Andean cock of the rock, a blue and yellow macaw, a hoatzin, a scarlet ibis, a yellow-hooded blackbird, a metallic green tanager, a white pelican, a frigatebird, a keel-billed toucan, a Baltimore oriole, a scarlet macaw, a yellow-crowned parrot, and a red-capped cardinal. It also shows Martin Waldseemullers 1507 world map, the cornucopia bank seal, and Cristobal Colons Santa Maria sailing ship. The paper bill is 140 x 70 mm in size and bears one plain security thread and one with printed BRC 10000. The banknote also has a watermark that reflects an Embera woman. This Colombia 10,000 Pesos Oro banknote is in uncirculated condition.