Colombia 1990 5 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This five pesos was struck in Bogotá, Colombia, of a type issued 1989-93. It is common in all grades. It exemplifies the trend toward drab, low relief coin design. As recently as 1930, the five pesos was a gold coin the size of a British sovereign.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: copper-aluminum-nickel, 17.3 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 280.

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.

Links to:

• 1980 5 pesos
• 1990 50 pesos
• 1996 500 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1990
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