Colombia 1972 20 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This twenty centavos was struck in Bogotá, Colombia, a type issued 1971-78. It is common in all grades. The portrait is of Santander, not Bolivar as was previously customary. The SCWC assigns this issue a new catalog number but it is only a slight redesign of the type issued 1967-69 (KM 227) and that of 1969-70 (KM 237).

Recorded mintage: 41,891,000.

Specification: nickel plated steel.

Catalog reference: KM 246.1.

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.

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