The commemorative coin for the Bicentennial of the sacrifice of the national hero Policarpa Salavarrieta, minted by the Banco de la República for $10,000 each, was in high demand in the places where the Issuer put it up for sale, where long lines of professional collectors and people formed. who want to keep it.
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It must be remembered that the Colombian central bank made available to the public for commemorative purposes and for a single time, the coin in tribute to the national heroine.
The obverse of the coin shows the image of the heroine, based on an 1855 portrait by the painter José María Espinosa. known Like ‘La Pola’, she is the most popular heroine of the Colombian Independence.
She was born around 1795 and was shot in Bogotá on November 14, 1817 for conspiring and spying on behalf of the patriots of the Casanare plains.
Legend is also included ‘POLICARPA SALAVARRIETA’ and ‘200 YEARS OF THE HEROIN SACRIFICE’.
For its part, the reverse shows the house where Policarpa Salavarrieta lived in the town of Guaduas, Cundinamarca.
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The commemorative coin of La Pola andIt is available to the public from January 10 and can be purchased in Bogotá at the Issuer’s Treasuryas well as in the Branches of Barranquilla, Cali, Medellín and Bucaramanga, and in the Cultural Agencies in Manizales and Honda.
The coin has a nominal value of $10,000, is legal tender and may be used to carry out any type of monetary transaction at its face value. This unit is silver in color (copper and nickel alloy), has a diameter of 35 mm, and weighs 21.75 grams. The coin is delivered with a folder that contains information about its characteristics.
20,000 coins were minted and this one comes in a special case (optional) with which its total price is $19,000 and A maximum of one coin per user will be exchanged.
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