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50 Centavos Discovery of America
| Issuer | Colombia |
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| Year | 1892 |
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| Value | 50 Centavos (0.50 COP) |
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| Reverse description | A condor displayed with wings spread occupies the upper field above the Colombian national arms, which features a shield surmounted by a Phrygian cap and flanked by flags and lances. The denomination CINCUENTA CENTAVOS is inscribed along the upper arc, with the national motto LIBERTAD Y ORDEN appearing below the shield. The weight specification G 12·500 and silver fineness LEY 0·835 are inscribed in the lower field, providing full metrological data as required by Colombian coinage law of the period. A dentilated border surrounds the entire reverse design. |
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| Reverse lettering | CINCUENTA CENTAVOS LIBERTAD Y ORDEN G 12·500 · LEY 0·835 |
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Issued to mark the 400th anniversary of Columbus's 1492 landfall, this coin was struck under a Colombian government acutely aware of its own geographical position in the narrative — the continent Columbus never formally acknowledged as distinct from Asia. Spain minted parallel commemoratives the same year, but Colombia's participation reflected a broader Latin American effort to claim the Columbian legacy on its own terms rather than defer to Iberian commemoration.
Hernández references 545 and 546 suggest at least two recognized varieties, likely distinguished by die differences in the lettering or mintmark placement at the Bogotá mint.