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200 Pesos Battle of Boyaca
| Issuer | Colombia |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Three-quarter facing military bust of General Carlos Soublette in uniform rendered in relief at center, identified by the inscription SOUBLETTE below the effigy. The Colombian national coat of arms appears in the upper field above the commemorative dates 1819 and 1969 flanking the shield. The circular legend CAMPAÑA LIBERTADORA arcs along the upper periphery, with bullet stops separating PESOS at left and PESOS at right along the lower border. The denomination 200 is prominently displayed at the bottom, with the fineness notation LEY 0,900 incused in the lower left field. |
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Issued to mark the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Boyacá on August 7, 1819 — the engagement that effectively secured Colombian independence from Spain in a fight lasting under two hours. Simón Bolívar's forces routed a royalist column at the Teatinos bridge, capturing the Spanish commander José María Barreiro along with nearly his entire army.
Colombia produced several denominations in this commemorative gold series for 1969. The 200 Pesos is among the lower-weight pieces in that set, with higher-value strikes reaching into multiple troy ounces.