Colombia starts to issue new series from 31 March 2016

The Banco de la República in Colombia has announced that the first note in the new series, the 100,000-pesos banknote with former president Carlos Lleras Restrepo on it, will be issued from 31 March 2016. The new notes will be gradually introduced in 2016 and co-circulate with the existing notes.

The schedule for the new series is:

1st quarter of 2016: 100,000 pesos
2nd quarter of 2016: 20,000 pesos
3rd quarter of 2016: 50,000 pesos
4th quarter of 2016: 2,000, 5,000 and 10,000 pesos

The design and denominations are the following:

2,000 pesos: Painter Débora Arango, with Caño Cristales River on the back.
5,000 pesos: Poet José Asunción Silva, with a view of the "páramos colombianos," an eco-system on the back.
10,000 pesos: Antropoligist Virginia Gutiérrez, with the Amazonian forest on the back.
20,000 pesos: Former president Alfonso López Michelsen, with canales de La Mojana, and a "sombrero vueltiao" which is a traditional hat.
50,000 pesos: Writer Gabriel García Márquez, with "Ciudad Perdida" on the back.
100,000 pesos Former President Carlos Lleras Restrepo, with Valle del Cocora and "Palma de cera" which is the national tree of Colombia.