50 Centavos

Features

Issuer	Colombia
Period	Republic (1886-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1970-1982
Value	50 Centavos (0.5 COP)
Currency	Peso decimalized (1847-date)
Composition	Nickel clad steel (90% Steel, 10% Nickel)
Weight	4.52 g
Diameter	23.5 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 5098
References	KM# 244.1, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. KM# 244.2, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. KM# 244.3 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Portrait of Francisco de Paula Santander facing right, with the country name above and date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA
* 1975 *

Translation: Republic of Colombia

Reverse

Value within laurel wreath

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50
CENTAVOS

Edge

Plain

Mint

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

Comments

KM#244.1: Flat truncation, 5 far from wreath
KM#244.2: Angled truncation, 5 close to the wreath
KM#244.3: Angled truncation, 5 far from the wreath

Date varieties exist.
The photos show the difference in the border, font and size of the date in 1970 and 1971:

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Date	Mintage	G	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1970	30 906 000		$ 0.44	$ 0.52	$ 0.52	$ 0.52	$ 0.52	31%	KM#244.1
1971	32 650 000		$ 0.17	$ 0.27	$ 0.30	$ 0.37	$ 0.54	36%	KM#244.1
1972	25 290 000	$ 0.04		$ 0.42	$ 0.47	$ 0.57	$ 0.57	25%	KM#244.1
1973	8 060 000							5%	KM#244.1
1974	19 541 000			$ 0.35	$ 0.54	$ 0.54	$ 0.54	20%	KM#244.1
1975	4 325 000			$ 0.46	$ 0.46	$ 0.49	$ 0.54	10%	KM#244.1
1976	13 181 000		$ 0.35	$ 0.48	$ 0.54			16%	KM#244.1
1977	10 413 000			$ 0.16	$ 0.24			7%	KM#244.1
1978	10 736 000			$ 0.42	$ 0.54	$ 0.65	$ 1.00	11%	KM#244.1
1979	22 584 000			$ 0.29	$ 0.37			19%	KM#244.2
1979								1.7%	KM#244.3
1980	16 433 000			$ 0.45	$ 1.10			10%	KM#244.2
1982	10 107 000							0.7%	KM#244.2

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