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100 Pesos International Eucharistic Congress
| Issuer | Colombia |
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| Year | 1968 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Colombian national coat of arms displayed centrally, comprising a quartered shield set upon a decorative mantle, flanked by crossed lances and flags, and surmounted by a condor with wings spread. The denomination legend CIEN PESOS arcs across the upper field, with LEY 0.900 inscribed beneath it above the shield, and the numeral 100 appearing in the lower field. Eight five-pointed stars are arranged in the field around the central device. |
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Colombia issued this piece specifically for the 39th International Eucharistic Congress, held in Bogotá in August 1968 — the first time the congress had convened in South America. Pope Paul VI attended in person, the first papal visit to Latin America, arriving just weeks after the signing of the Medellín Conference documents that would shape liberation theology for decades.
Mintage was tightly controlled as a commemorative issue rather than a circulation strike, and surviving examples rarely show handling wear.