Colombia 50 Pesos Oro 1986, P-425b, UNC

Camilo Torres Tenorio faces a field of Colombian orchids, shifting the fifty-pesos design from political portrait to botanical abundance.

Design & Symbolism

Obverse

Camilo Torres Tenorio appears in a formal portrait within purple, yellow and green guilloche. Large denomination numerals and Banco de la República inscriptions frame the likeness without competing with it. This later printing uses paper without a security thread or watermark, making the engraved portrait the primary identifying image.

Reverse

Colombia's national emblem is placed among sprays of native orchids, whose varied petals introduce a softer organic rhythm to the formal design. The flowers spread across the field rather than forming a single specimen study. Repeated value devices and restrained ornament keep the botanical arrangement tied to the note's monetary function.

Collector’s Insight

For collectors, the 1 January 1986 date and the Francisco J. Ortega Acosta–Roberto Salazar Manrique signature pair identify this later fifty-pesos-oro stage. The absence of both security thread and watermark is a significant construction change from earlier forms. Bogotá's Imprenta de Billetes produced the issue in the established 140-by-70-millimetre format.

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