The Bank of the Republic made available to people a new collection of currency, which commemorates the Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo in 1823.
The silver colored coin is a disturbance of copper, nickel and zinc, it will have an approximate dimension of 35mm diameter and a nominal value of 10,000 pesos. And only cash is received to make the change.
It can only be purchased at the windows of the Treasury of Banco de la Republic in Bogota, at branches and cultural agencies nationwide (maximum three coins per user), prior appointment request through the website www.banrep.gov.co and while stocks last.
The coin
This new coin, minted for commemorative purposes and for the only time, has on its obverse the image of the Admiral José Padilla López, who on July 24, 1823 defeated the Royal Spanish Navy in the battle of Lake Maracaibo, thereby consolidating the independence of Colombia.
To his left is the text “Admiral José Padilla López” and the phrase “Die or be free”, which is born from a proclamation addressed to his men before starting the historic contest.
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In addition, the following texts are included on the obverse: “200 years of the Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo”, “July 24th Day of the Colombian Navy” and “1823-2023”.
Finally, the image of a ship with its sails unfolded sailing through the ocean is included.
Commemorative coin of the Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo
Bank of the Republic
It also contains the following items:
i) the words “Republic of Colombia”.
ii) the year of minting 2023.
iii) the denomination of 10,000 pesos.
iv) a latent image as a security element that, depending on the angle from which it is viewed, will reflect the initials “BR” or the Arabic number “10”.
FELIPE SANTANILLA AYALA
ELTIEMPO.COM
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