1 Centavo Phrygian Cap

€1.00
IssuerColombia
Year1942-1966
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Centavo
CurrencyPeso decimalized (1847-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel (95% Copper, 5% Nickel)
Weight2.00 g
Dimensions17.1 mm
Thickness1.35 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#205, Schön#25, Hernández#334-335, Restrepo#350
Obverse descriptionJacobin liberty cap within a laurel wreath, symbolizing freedom.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA LIBERTAD 1958
(Translation: Republic of Colombia Liberty)
Reverse descriptionCoffee bean sprigs flank denomination, cornucopia above.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringI CENTAVO
EdgePlain
MintCasa de Moneda de Colombia,Bogota, Colombia (1620-1987)
B
Casa de Moneda de Colombia,Bogota, Colombia (1620-1987)
Mintage1942  - Restrepo#350.1 - 1 000 000
1942 B - Hernández#334, Restrepo#350.2 -
1943  - not mentioned by national catalogs -
1943 B - Hernández#334 - 4 515 000
1944 B - Hernández#334 - 4 515 000
1945 B - Hernández#334; Normal B - 3 769 000
1945 B - Hernández#334; Over reversed B -
1948 B - Hernández#334 - 585 000
1949 B - Hernández#334 - 4 255 000
1950 B - Hernández#334 - 5 827 000
1951 B - Hernández#334 -
1957  - Hernández#335 - 2 500 000
1958  - Hernández#335 - 590 000
1959  - Hernández#335 - 2 677 000
1960  - Hernández#335 - 2 500 000
1961  - Hernández#335; Narrowly spaced date - 3 673 000
1961  - Hernández#335; Widely spaced date -
1962  - Hernández#335 - 4 065 000
1963  - Hernández#335 - 1 845 000
1964  - Hernández#335, overdate 1964/44 exists - 3 165 000
1965  - Hernández#335; Small date -
1965  - Hernández#335; Wide date - 5 510 000
1966  - Hernández#335 - 3 910 000
Catalog ID2536049280
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