Colombia 1947-B 50 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This fifty centavos was struck in Bogotá for Colombia, of a type issued 1947-48. This type, with the uniformed portrait of hero Simon Bolivar, superseded the bare Bolivar head type last struck in 1934. The new type was only 0.500 fine. The date is common and the 1947/6 overdate shown here is more common than the regular date. 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: 1,240,000.

Specification: 12.5 g, 0.500 fine silver, .200 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 209.

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:

• 1934 50 centavos
• 1947 centavo
• 1947 10 centavos
• 1948-B 50 centavos
• 1959 50 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1947
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