Colombia 5 Centavos, 1942 – 1966
Phrygian Cap
Information
Country
Colombia
Colombia
Currency
Peso decimalized
(1847 – 9999)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
5 Centavos
Year
1942 – 1966
Ruler
Republic
(1886–9999)
Composition
Copper-nickel (95% Copper, 5% Nickel)
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
3.95
Diameter (mm)
21
Thickness (mm)
1.45
Description
5 Centavos from Colombia. Issued from 1942 to 1966. Struck in Copper-nickel (95% Copper, 5% Nickel). Measures 21 mm and weighs 3.95 g.
- Obverse
- Jacobin liberty cap within bay leaf wreath, symbolizing the won freedom. (Republic of Colombia)
- Reverse
- Coffee bean sprigs flank denomination, cornucopia above.
- Edge
- Plain
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | g | vg | f | vf | xf | au | unc | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 7.2M | — | — | — | € 0,54 | — | — | € 1,00 | Hernández#382, Restrepo#370.29; Bogotá Mint | 14% | |
| 1965 | 6.5M | € 0,22 | € 0,22 | € 0,22 | € 0,22 | € 0,22 | € 0,52 | € 1,10 | Hernández#382, Restrepo#370.28; Bogotá Mint | 12% | |
| 1964 | 9.3M | — | — | € 0,26 | € 0,50 | — | — | — | Hernández#382, Restrepo#370.27; Bogotá Mint | 10% | |
| 1963 | 15.1M | — | € 0,11 | € 0,20 | € 0,47 | € 0,75 | € 0,82 | € 0,99 | Hernández#382, Restrepo#370.26; Bogotá Mint, overdate 1963/53 exists | 20% | |
| 1962 | 10.9M | — | — | — | € 0,54 | — | — | — | Hernández#382, Restrepo#370.25; Bogotá Mint | 12% | |
| 1961 | 11.2M | — | € 0,35 | € 0,35 | € 0,35 | — | — | — | Hernández#382, Restrepo#370.24; Bogotá Mint | 8% | |
| 1960 | 11.7M | — | € 0,09 | € 0,33 | € 0,44 | € 0,50 | € 0,69 | € 0,99 | Hernández#382, Restrepo#370.23; Bogotá Mint | 16% | |
| 1959 | 14.3M | — | € 0,13 | € 0,48 | € 0,71 | € 0,71 | — | — | Hernández#382, Restrepo#370.22; Bogotá Mint | 14% | |
| 1958 | 15M | € 0,10 | € 0,46 | € 0,46 | € 0,46 | € 0,46 | — | — | Hernández#382, Restrepo#370.21; Bogotá Mint | 13% | |
| 1957 | 8.9M | — | € 0,48 | € 0,48 | € 0,48 | — | — | — | Hernández#382, Restrepo#370.20; Bogotá Mint | 10% | |
| 1956 | 8.8M | — | € 1,30 | — | — | — | — | — | Hernández#381, Restrepo#370.18; Bogotá Mint | 5% | |
| 1956 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hernández#381, Restrepo#370.19; Bogotá Mint | 0.8% | |
| 1955 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hernández#381, Restrepo#370.16; Bogotá Mint | 1.3% | |
| 1955 B | 6.8M | — | € 0,36 | € 0,36 | € 0,54 | € 0,65 | — | — | Hernández#381, Restrepo#370.17; Bogotá Mint | 12% | |
| 1954 B | 1.2M | — | € 0,29 | € 0,33 | € 0,35 | € 1,10 | — | — | Hernández#381, Restrepo#370.15; Bogotá Mint | 11% | |
| 1953 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hernández#381, Restrepo#370.13; Bogotá Mint | 1.1% | |
| 1953 B | 5.2M | € 0,37 | € 0,37 | € 0,37 | € 0,37 | — | — | — | Hernández#381, Restrepo#370.14; Bogotá Mint | 8% | |
| 1952 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | not mentioned in national catalogs | 1% | |
| 1952 B | 4M | — | — | — | € 0,35 | — | — | — | Hernández#381, Restrepo#370.12; Bogotá Mint | 5% | |
| 1946 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hernández#378, Restrepo#370.10, 370.11; Medellín Mint, overdate 1946/5 exists | 2% | |
| 1945 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hernández#378, Restrepo#370.7, 370.8; Medellín Mint | 3% | |
| 1945 B | 11.1M | € 0,11 | € 0,33 | € 0,33 | € 0,33 | — | — | — | Hernández#378, Restrepo#370.9; Bogotá Mint, | 10% | |
| 1944 | — | € 0,10 | € 0,23 | € 0,47 | € 0,82 | — | — | — | Hernández#378, Restrepo#370.4, 370.5; Medellín Mint | 10% | |
| 1944 B | 9M | — | — | € 0,17 | — | — | — | — | Hernández#378, Restrepo#370.6; Bogotá Mint | 9% | |
| 1943 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hernández#378, Restrepo#370.2; Medellín Mint | 4% | |
| 1943 B | 6.1M | — | € 0,36 | — | — | — | — | — | Hernández#378, Restrepo#370.3; Bogotá Mint | 7% | |
| 1942 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | not mentioned in national catalogs | 1.3% | |
| 1942 B | 800K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hernández#377, Restrepo#370.1; Bogotá Mint | 2% |
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