Colombia 2012 500 pesos KM-298

from the Acanthite collection

from the Acanthite collection

from the Mountain Groan collection

This bi-metallic 500 pesos is of a type issued for Colombia in 2012. The obverse displays a crystal tree frog. As of October 2021, US$1 = 3,792 Colombian pesos, giving this coin a value of about 13 cents.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.14 g, copper nickel ring, aluminum-bronze center, 23.7 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 298.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

Links to:

• 2010 200 pesos
• 1996 500 pesos
• 1998 1000 pesos
• 2012 50 pesos, spectacled bear
• 2012 100 pesos
• 2012 200 pesos, macaw
• 2017 500 pesos, glass frog
• Coins and currency dated 2012
• return to coins of Colombia