2 Centavos Continuous legend

Features

Issuer Colombia
Period Republic (1886-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1955-1959
Value 2 Centavos
0.02 COP = USD 0.0000052
Currency Peso decimalized (1847-date)
Composition Brass (84% copper, 16% zinc)
Weight 3.0 g
Diameter 19.0 mm
Thickness 1.3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Number
N#
12804
References KM# 214,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Schön# 32.2,
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.
Hernández# 346,
Pedro Pablo Hernández; 2023. Monedas y Billetes de Colombia : Colombia 1616-2023 (Colonia y República); 100 Años Banco de la República 1923 - 2023 (8th edition). Begon, Medellín, Colombia.
Restrepo# 358
Jorge Emilio Restrepo; 2012. Coins of Colombia : Spanish colonial and republican 1619 to 2012 (4th edition). Self-published, Medellín, Colombia.

Obverse

Winged head wearing a liberty cap and facing left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA
1959

Translation:
Republic of Colombia
1959

Reverse

The denomination within wreath.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
II
CENTAVOS

Translation:
Two
Centavos

Edge

Plain

Mint

B Casa de Moneda de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia (1620-1987)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1955  2 513 000 $ 0.52 $ 1.10 30% large date
1955 B $ 1.10 $ 1.20 $ 1.20 14% large date
1959  4 609 000 $ 0.43 $ 0.43 $ 0.59 $ 0.59 $ 0.82 $ 1.50 76% small date

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