Banknotes That Tell a Story - Colombia 10.000 Pesos 1998

Policarpa Salavarrieta is an enigmatic figure in the struggle for revolution against the Spanish rule in Latin America during the early part of the 19th century. Indeed, her actual given name is not even certain as her birth certificate has never been located. It is conjectured that she was born ca. 1791, even her birthplace has been the subject of disagreement. What is known is that she was a prominent and productive spy for the Revolutionary movement. Under the pretense of being a seamstress for well placed Royalist families in Bogota, she employed her cover to discern much useful information which came to compromise the Royalist movement. When couriers connected to her were captured by the Spanish, she was identified as a Revolutionary spy, was captured by the Spanish and given a cursory trial and summarily executed on 14th November 1817.

Policarpa has long been recognised as one of the most significant of female Latin Revolutionaries, she was remembered as early as 1910 on a Colombian postage stamp, in 1967 with the proclamation of 14th November as "Day of the Colombian Woman" and a couple of previous issues of Colombian paper money and one 5 Pesos coin from 1972. Her continued presence on Colombia's money is a reflection of a country giving recognition for a patriot, and hero of the struggle for independence.

 

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another nice note, with some interesting background. 1 countries hero is often anothers culprit as evident by her execution!

 

Yes, ClayIrving posted this:

http://www.cointalk.com/t70126/

With the Venezuelan note with one of their female patriots from the same struggle against the Spanish. I find it a bit of an irony that now Colombia and Venezuela have been near war lately, but back 190 years ago they were united against the Spanish.

 

Very interesting write-up. It's a lovely note.

 

This is the specific post: http://www.cointalk.com/t70126-2/#post713790

 

Beautiful note and a great Biography !

 

Scottish, thank you for posting the history associated with this note and the other notes that you have posted. :thumb:

Lou