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| Issuer | Colombia |
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| Year | 1877-1885 |
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| Currency | Peso decimalized (1847-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The national coat of arms of the United States of Colombia is displayed prominently in the central field, featuring the condor surmounting a shield divided into sections bearing a pomegranate, a cornucopia, and a Phrygian cap. The face value 5 DECIMOS appears in the upper legend, while the mint name MEDELLIN is inscribed along the lower rim. The weight G. 12,500 and fineness LEI 0,835 are engraved on the left and right fields respectively, flanking the arms. |
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| Mintage | 1877 - KM#161.1 (Type 1 `Liberty` Head - Medellin Mint) overdate variety exists - 168,000 1878 - KM#161.1 (Type 1 `Liberty` Head - Medellin Mint) overdate variety exists - 318,000 1879 - KM#161.1 (Type 1 `Liberty` Head - Medellin Mint) overdate variety exists; Ball-tailed 9 - 1879 - KM#161.1 (Type 1 `Liberty` Head -Medellin Mint) overdate variety exists; Pointed-tail 9 - 379,000 1880 - KM#161.1 (Type 1 `Liberty` Head - Medellin Mint) overdate variety exists - 411,000 1880 - KM#161.2 (Type 2 `Liberty` Head - Medellin Mint) - 2 1881 - KM#161.1 (Type 1 `Liberty` Head - Medellin Mint) - 379,000 1881 - KM#161.3 (Square `Liberty Head`) - 1882 - KM#161.1 (Type 1 `Liberty` Head - Medellin Mint) - 1882 - KM#161.2 (Type 2 `Liberty` Head - Medellin Mint) - 1883 - KM#161.1 (Type 1 `Liberty` Head - Medellin Mint) - 1,096,000 1883 - KM#161.2 (Type 2 `Liberty` Head - Medellin Mint) - 1884 - KM#161.1 (Type 1 `Liberty` Head - Medellin Mint) Narrow and wide date varieties exist - 1884 - KM#161.1 (Type 1 `Liberty` Head - Medellin Mint) overdate variety exists - 1,429,000 1885 - KM#161.1 (Type 1 `Liberty` Head - Medellin Mint) - |
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