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15000 Pesos (Tomas Cipriano de Mosquera) – Colombia

Non-circulating coins

Commemoration: 100th Anniversary of the Death of Tomas Cipriano de Mosquera

Colombia

Context

Year: 1978

Issuer: Colombia

Period:

Republic

(since 1886)

Currency:

Peso decimalized

(since 1847)

Total mintage: 638

Material

Diameter: 34 mm

Weight: 33.44 g

Gold weight: 30.10 g

Shape: Round

Composition: 90% Gold

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

References

KM: #266

Numista: #48061

Value

Exchange value: 15000 COP

Bullion value: $4998.28

Inflation-adjusted value: 4997045.55 COP

Obverse

Description:

Bust of Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, a four-time Colombian president.

Inscription:

REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA 1978

TOMÁS CIPRIANO DE MOSQUERA 1798-1878

Translation:

REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA 1978
TOMAS CIPRIANO DE MOSQUERA 1798-1878

Script: Latin

Language: Spanish

Reverse

Description:

Ocelot by water.

Inscription:

G. 33.437 15000 PESOS LEY 900

Translation:

Thirty-three grams, four hundred thirty-seven milligrams. Fifteen Thousand Pesos. Law Nine Hundred.

Script: Latin

Language: Spanish

Engraver: Michael Hibbit

Edge

Reeded

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality	Collection
1978	—	490
1978	—	148	Proof

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