5 Centavos (Phrygian Cap) 1942-1966 front 5 Centavos (Phrygian Cap) 1942-1966 back
5 Centavos (Phrygian Cap) 1942-1966 photo
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5 Centavos Phrygian Cap

 
Copper-nickel (95% Copper, 5% Nickel) 3.95 g 21 mm
Description
Issuer
Colombia
Period
Republic (1886-date)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1942-1966
Value
5 Centavos 0.05 COP = USD 0.000012
Currency
Peso decimalized (1847-date)
Composition
Copper-nickel (95% Copper, 5% Nickel)
Weight
3.95 g
Diameter
21 mm
Thickness
1.45 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#1363
Rarity index
7%

Reverse

Coffee bean sprigs flank denomination, cornucopia above.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
V
B
CENTAVOS

Edge

Plain

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