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20 000 Pesos Santa Marta
| Issuer | Banco de la República |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Weight | 21.75 g |
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| Obverse description | Central device features a highly detailed rendering of the Nehuange pectoral, a pre-Columbian gold ornament of the Tairona culture, depicting a stylized anthropomorphic figure with outstretched limbs, flanked by zoomorphic elements and surrounded by spherical motifs. Above the central device, a circular motif representing a sun or disc appears at the top of the field, with the inscription PECTORAL NEHUANGE incused beneath it. The denomination legend VEINTE MIL PESOS arcs along the upper rim, while REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA curves along the lower rim, flanked by decorative geometric border segments. The date 2025 is inscribed in the lower field beneath the central device. |
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| Mintage | 2025 - - 200,000 |
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The 20,000-peso denomination was introduced as a coin in 2025, part of Banco de la República's ongoing effort to replace high-value banknotes with more durable coinage — a shift driven by the long-term cost advantage of coins over paper in heavy-circulation economies. Santa Marta, Colombia's oldest surviving city, was founded by Rodrigo de Bastidas in 1525, making the 2025 issue a quincentennial acknowledgment. The nickel-silver alloy chosen resists the humid coastal climate that routinely degrades circulating coinage across the Caribbean littoral.