Colombia 1902 50 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This silver fifty centavos was struck in Philadelphia for Colombia in 1902 only during the civil war of 1899-1903. (The chaos of that civil war enabled the United States to engineer Panamanian independence.) It is scarcer than the catalog indicates.

Recorded mintage: 960,000.

Specification: 12.5 g, 0.835 fine silver, .335 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 192.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Almanzar, Alcedo, and Dale Seppa, Coins of Colombia, San Antonio, TX: 1973.
• Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia: Impresiones Rojo, 2006.

Links to:

• 1899 50 centavos
• Lazareto 1901 50 centavos token Leprosarium Coinage
• 1900(w) 2½ centavos
• 1902 copper-nickel 5 centavos
• 1902 silver 5 centavos
• Santander 1902 50 centavos
• 1906 50 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1902
• return to coins of Colombia