Hello All, I’m having trouble identifying the mountain pictured to the right of the condor on the reverse of the “20 de Julio de 1,972” (7-20-1972 in US notation) Un Peso Oro (1 peso) banknote from Columbia. Does anyone here know the name of the mountain or a way/site to ID it? Any help, clues, or rumors will be appreciated. Thanks, CAg$
As @Paddy54 replied; Clear photos would help identify it. Photos of the reverse are shown on eBay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/166209-Ban...m2135ba305a:g:MUcAAOSwCMFaQB8e&frcectupt=true No time right now to look through photos of their mountains.
Nor should you spend your time that way. That’s my job. I’ve already done so and have a “candidate”. But your answer is what I’m looking for...teach a man to fish, etc. Thank you.
You guys are not very corrigible . I’m in the Tolima camp right now but another view of another mountain could change that. I’m also trying to track down a Colombian numismatic club. I have a Spanish-speaking friend that I’m going to enlist, my few Spanish phrases are not usually helpful in polite company or relate to the procurement of beer. My fear is that it’s a composite or generic view of a volcano and there may be no answer. I appreciate the efforts, gentlemen. CAg$
Hello, I have the book "Compendio histórico del papel moneda en Colombia" a text of 1,088 pages that includes 3,711 images and weighs 5.6 kilograms... really a massive book.. Today I will look for information and we will know if an exact description appears.
Ok... To the left, the Salto of the Tequendama is a natural waterfall of Colombia, located in the municipality of Comacha in the Department of Cundinamarca. It is located about 30 km southwest of Bogotá.
On the right, the Nevado del Tolima (also known as the Dulima Mountain since before the conquest by indigenous natives) is a volcano located in the Central Cordillera of the Andes of Colombia.
Hi, CasualAg$. You wanted help, clues or rumors re.that 1972 banknote. Happy to oblige. Try Nevada del Ruiz, also known as La Mesa de Herveo, a Colombian volcano, ash explosion in February 2012. Do let us know if it hits the jackpot !!!
@Seba79, thank you for your kind assistance and also your reference to the “Compendio”. I was unaware such a book existed and, more than ever, regret my choice of French as my high school foreign language. For those playing along at home, the answer was...Nevado del Tolima, also known as the Dulima Mountain. Thank you, again. CAg$
Just a note, the proper spelling of COLOMBIA is not in my original posting. Mea culpa. Lo siento mucho.
To CasualAg$. Could you kindly let us know where and how you learned that it was Dulima Mountain ? It may help some of us with future research.
@Bert Gedin, See above for three posts by Seba79. The first has a picture of a large book all about Colombian paper money. The second identifies the waterfall to the left of the Condor. The third identifies the mountain to the Condor’s right. Now all I need do is learn to speak Spanish and buy that book. Then I can do my own research... I have become interested in mountains on banknotes because of an interest in Vulcanism (not the Star Trek type). So my numismatics overlapped with a fascination with volcanoes when I saw Mt. Fuji on a Japanese banknote. I was paging through a box of world money at a local coin show, last Sunday, when I came upon the Colombian 1972 Un Peso Oro. One look at that mountain and I “knew” it was volcanic, I bought it. I looked for detailed descriptions of the currency on the internet, then tried to match the mountain on the bill with photographs, also on the internet. The number of possibilities for that image’s model expanded greatly as I tried to identify it. At that point I realized I needed experienced help so I posted here. Seba79 gifted us with his time, his expertise, and the answer and now that bill is in the album with my slowly growing collection of money with volcano images. I didn’t post a pic with my request because I was hoping someone with an educated interest would not need a badly photographed example of the money to help. I got lucky.
Thanks, CasualAg$, for the thorough details. But you mention one volcanoe, which you "knew" was volcanic. I've looked up Colombian volcanoes further, and though I realise there is far more information about them, what I found has been helpful, to me if not to anyone else. There are, allegedly, 16 volcanoes in Colombia, of which 15 are considered alive. They are all part of the northern Andes. Nevada del Ruiz erupted in 2012. Tolima last erupted in 1943. Major volcanoes of Colombia are = Nevada el Ruiz, Tolima, Huila, Purace, Dona Juana, Galeras. Whilst I can accept that the answer you have given may be correct, I would hazard an "educated guess" that more than one image of a volcanoe has appeared on banknotes and coins and, certainly, stamps. The latter have depicted Nevada del Ruiz.- Whilst I understand that language can be a problem, why not contact the Volcanic Ash Advisory Center, Washington ? You will already be aware that there is plenty of literature about volcanoes, Colombian and others. BTW, current status of Nevada del Ruiz is "restless"- and I can identify with that !!!
