Colombia 1996 500 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

another specimen

This five hundred pesos was struck in Bogotá, Colombia, of a type issued 1993-97. It is common in all grades. It exemplifies the fad for bimetallic coinage which swept world mints in the 1990's.

Recorded mintage: 55,000,000.

Specification: 7.14 g, bimettalic, aluminum bronze center, copper nickel outer ring.

Catalog reference: KM 286.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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• 1990 5 pesos
• 1996 200 pesos
• 1996 1000 pesos
• 1998 1000 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1996
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