Colombia 1942-B 10 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This ten centavos was struck in Bogotá for Colombia, of a type issued 1911-20 and 1934-42. This type, with the portrait of hero Simon Bolivar, superseded the liberty head type last struck in 1897. The date is common; the variety without the "B" mintmark on the reverse is scarce. When the production of ten centavos resumed in 1945, the fineness was lowered to .500 silver.

Recorded mintage: 3,140,000.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, .072 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 196.1.

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:

• 1941 10 centavos
• 1942-B 20 centavos
• 1946 10 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1942
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