Colombia 1968 20 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This twenty centavos was struck in Bogotá, Colombia, a type issued 1967-69. It is common in all grades. The portrait is of Santander, not Bolivar as was previously customary. It replaced a copper-nickel type issued 1956-66. The last twenty centavos was struck in 1979.

Recorded mintage: 26,680,000.

Specification: 4.5 g, nickel plated steel, 23.6 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 227.

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 50 centavos
• 1968 100 pesos, International Eucharistic Congress
• 1968-B 100 pesos, International Eucharistic Congress
• 1968 200 pesos, International Eucharistic Congress
• 1968-B 200 pesos, International Eucharistic Congress
• 1968 300 pesos, International Eucharistic Congress
• 1968-NI 300 pesos, International Eucharistic Congress
• 1968 500 pesos, International Eucharistic Congress
• 1968-NI 500 pesos, International Eucharistic Congress
• 1968 1,500 pesos, International Eucharistic Congress
• 1970 20 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1968
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