20 Pesos

Features

Issuer Colombia
Period Republic (1886-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1982-1989
Value 20 Pesos
20 COP = USD 0.0052
Currency Peso decimalized (1847-date)
Composition Aluminium bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel)
Weight 6.1 g
Diameter 24.5 mm
Thickness 1.6 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Number
N#
2303
References KM# 271
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.

Obverse

Poporo Quimbaya in the center. Issuer name above and date to the right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA
POPORO QUIMBAYA MUSEO DEL ORO

Translation:
Republic of Colombia
Poporo Quimbaya Gold Museum

Reverse

The value within a wreath

Script: Latin

Lettering:
20
PESOS

Edge

Smooth

Mint

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

Comments

Poporo Quimbaya. Its primary use was as a ceremonial device for chewing of coca leaves during religious ceremonies. It was made around 300 B.C. It is used to carry the lime to the mouth while chewing coca leaves. Exhibited in the Gold Museum in Bogotá, Colombia, it has been depicted in the Colombian currency, in coins and bills.

Although Krause shows mintage numbers for 1986, this coin was not issued with that year.

There are lettering varieties for 1984. The 2 may have a straight leg or curved:

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND  18 300 000 0.3% esta moneda NO se acuño
1982  $ 0.10 $ 0.28 $ 0.28 $ 0.42 $ 0.43 $ 0.99 46%
1984  64 066 000 $ 0.23 $ 0.32 $ 0.33 $ 0.39 35%
1985  100 690 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.30 $ 0.47 $ 0.52 $ 0.54 27%
1987  70 000 000 $ 0.27 $ 0.27 $ 0.27 $ 0.27 18%
1988  72 002 490 $ 0.29 $ 0.29 $ 0.47 $ 0.61 $ 0.90 18%
1989  20 165 000 $ 0.54 $ 0.54 7%

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