Colombia 1968 50 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This fifty centavos was struck in Bogotá for Colombia, of a type issued 1967-69. This type superseded the Bolivar portrait used 1958-66.

Recorded mintage: 5,460,000.

Specification: nickel plated steel, 30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 228.

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:

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• 1968 1,500 pesos, International Eucharistic Congress
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