Colombia 2000 Pesos 2015 P458 Unc

To hold a blue Colombian 2,000-peso banknote is to hold a tribute to one of the most revolutionary, rebellious, and fiercely independent voices in Latin American art. Gracing the obverse of this modern currency is the dignified, elderly face of Débora Arango Pérez. Her sharp, clear gaze is paired with a cardinal bird—a nod to her highly controversial painting Las monjas y el cardenal ("The Nuns and the Cardinal")—and a famous quote asserting that art has its own orbit, separate from restrictive moral codes. next...