Colombia 1949-B 5 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This five centavos was struck in Bogotá, Colombia, of a type issued 1918-50. This type overlaps the later copper liberty cap type issued 1942-79. The earlier dates were struck at the Philadelphia mint, the later ones in Bogotá, leading to a flurry of repunched date varieties.

Recorded mintage: 2,750,000.

Specification: 4 g, copper-nickel, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 199, Restr-368.

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:

• 1946 5 centavos
• 1948-B 50 centavos
• 1949 10 centavos
• 1953-B 5 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1949
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