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20 Centavos Pattern
| Issuer | Colombia |
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| Year | 1956 |
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| Value | 20 Centavos (0.20 COP) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA 1956 (Translation: Republic of Colombia) |
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Colombian pattern coinage from the mid-1950s was produced during the military dictatorship of Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, whose government actively explored recoinage programs as part of broader economic modernization efforts. The copper-nickel alloy tested here reflects international pressure — and IMF-adjacent fiscal advice — to move away from the silver-based fractional coinage that had persisted in Colombia far longer than in neighboring republics.
The Restrepo reference places this among a documented but sparsely populated series. Patterns from this administration rarely left official channels.