Colombia 1956 centavo

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This centavo was struck in Bogotá, Colombia, of a type issued 1952-58. It superseded a copper-nickel type of the same design for 1918-48. The earlier dates were struck at the Philadelphia and Denver mints, the later ones in Bogotá, leading to a flurry of repunched date varieties. A copper liberty cap centavo was issued in 1942-51, 1957-66.

Recorded mintage: 1,315,000.

Specification: 2 g, nickel-plated steel, 17 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 275a.

Source:

• 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:

• 1954-B centavo
• 1956 10 centavos
• 1956 20 centavos
• 1956 peso
• 1958 centavo
• Coins and currency dated 1956
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