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1 Peso Casa de la Moneda Popayán
| Issuer | Colombia |
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| Year | 1956 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1956 - - 12,000 |
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Popayán's mint — the Casa de la Moneda founded in 1729 — was one of the longest-operating mints in the Americas, processing silver from the rich deposits of the Cauca region for over two centuries. By 1956, however, it was operating in its final years as a functioning mint; Colombia would soon consolidate production and the Popayán facility ceased striking coins shortly after. Pieces from this late period carry the mint mark but almost none of the institutional weight the building once commanded.