5 Centavos Liberty

Features

Country	Colombia
Period	Republic (1886-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1918-1950
Value	5 Centavos (0.05 COP)
Currency	Peso decimalized (1847-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	4 g
Diameter	21 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
References	KM# 199, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248979. Thomas Michael (editor), Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2016. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700 (7^th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248573. Thomas Michael (editor); 2016. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800 (7^th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440247064. Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900 (9^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248955. Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000 (47^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248962. Schön# 14, Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. ISBN 9783866461840. Helmut Kahnt, Günter Schön; 2016. Weltmünzkatalog 19. Jahrhundert: 1801-1900 (17. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. ISBN 9783866461185. Gerhard Schön, Sebastian Krämer; 2017. Weltmünzkatalog 21. Jahrhundert: 2001-2016 (3. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. ISBN 9783866461383. Hernández# 364-376, Pedro Pablo Hernández; 2013. Monedas y Billetes de Colombia: colonia y república 1616 a 2013 (6^th edition). Begon, Medellín, Colombia. ISBN 9789584619082. Restrepo# 368 Jorge Emilio Restrepo; 2012. Coins of Colombia: Spanish colonial and republican 1619 to 2012 (4^th edition). Self-published, Medellín, Colombia. ISBN 9789584400802.

Obverse

Bust of Liberty facing right, with the country name around the top edge and the date below.

Lettering:
REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA
LIBERTAD
1933

Translation:
Republic of Colombia
1946

Reverse

Denomination within wreath.

Lettering:
V
CENTAVOS

Edge

Plain

Mints

B	Casa de Moneda de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia (1620-1987)
	Casa de Moneda de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia (1620-1987)
	Casa de Moneda de Colombia, Medellin, Colombia
	United States Mint, Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
H	Heaton's Mint, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Comments

Multiple years exists with and without beads, including 1933,1935, and 1946. Some coins exhibit faint tracing of beads.

Note: Small letter H on the reverse is not a mintmark. All the coins of 1918-1924, with this letter or without it, were minted in Bogotá

Varieties exist for 1950 B: small 50 in date, large 50 in date (scarce), and very large 50 in date (rare).

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	Frequency
1918	767,000						4%	Bogotá Mint
1919	1,926,000						1.8%	Bogotá Mint
1920	2,062,000						5%	Bogotá Mint
1920 H							0.7%	Heaton Mint, Birmingham
1921	1,574,000						3%	Bogotá Mint
1921 H							0.6%	Heaton Mint, Birmingham
1922	2,623,000						4%	Bogotá Mint
1922 H							0.4%	Heaton Mint, Birmingham
1924	120,000						1.1%	Bogotá Mint
1933	2,000,000						6%	Philadelphia Mint (USA)
1935	388,000			1.39			10%	Medellín Mint, irregular "35"
1935	10,000,000	0.25		0.65			16%	Philadelphia Mint (USA) or Bogotá Mint
1936	1,612,000						0.8%	Medellín Mint
1938	282,000			1.11		3.20	8%	Medellín Mint, big irregular digits in date
1938	3,867,000			3.43			8%	Philadelphia Mint (USA), small thin digits in date
1938 B	2,000,000						1.7%	Bogotá Mint, small thick digits in date
1939	1,718,000						5%	Medellín Mint, overdate 1939/5 exists
1941							1.9%	Medellín Mint
1941 B	500,000						2%	Bogotá Mint
1946	3,330,000		0.53	0.60	1.08	2.06	31%	Medellín Mint, big digits in date
1946	40,000,000			0.30	0.60	1.78	45%	Philadelphia Mint (USA), small digits in date
1949 B	2,750,000				1.20		9%	Bogotá Mint
1950 B	3,611,000			0.36			9%	Bogotá Mint, varieties exist (large/small 50)

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