Colombia 1921(m) 50 centavos
This fifty centavos was struck in Medellin for Colombia, of a type issued 1914-22 and 1932-33. This type, with the portrait of hero Simon Bolivar, superseded the liberty head type last struck in 1908. The date is common. The Philadelphia and Bogotá mints also issued this type using substantially different dies. The minting of silver fifty centavos ceased in 1935 and when resumed in 1947, the new type was only 0.500 fine. To the delight and despair of collectors, the half dollars of Colombia come in a profusion of dates, styles, varieties and errors and form a collecting specialty all their own.
Recorded mintage: 300,000.
Specification: 12.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, .361 troy oz ASW, edge lettered DIOS LEI LIBERTAD.
Catalog reference: KM 193.2.
- Almanzar, Alcedo, and Dale Seppa, Coins of Colombia, San Antonio, TX: 1973.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia: Impresiones Rojo, 2006.
Links to:
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- 1920 10 centavos
- Lazareto 1921-RH centavo token
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- Lazareto 1921-RH 5 centavos token
- Lazareto 1921-RH 10 centavos token
- Lazareto 1921-RH 50 centavos token
- 1921 centavo
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- 1922 50 centavos
- 1933-M 50 centavos
- 1923 50 centavos
- Coins and currency dated 1921
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