100 Pesos Battle of Boyaca

Issued to mark the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Boyacá, the engagement on August 7, 1819 that effectively secured New Granada's independence from Spain. Simón Bolívar's forces, with decisive cavalry support from General Francisco de Paula Santander, routed a royalist column at the bridge over the Teatinos River — the victory opened the road to Bogotá within days.

Colombia's gold commemorative program of this period was modest in mintage and aimed largely at international collectors rather than domestic circulation.