Francisco de Paula Santander 50 Centavos Colombia Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry (Man of the Laws) (War of Independence) (New Granada)
Francisco de Paula Santander 50 Centavos Colombia Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry (Man of the Laws) (War of Independence) (New Granada)
Francisco de Paula Santander 50 Centavos Colombia Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Man of the Laws) (El Hombre de las Leyes) (President) (War of Independence) (Gran Colombia) (New Granada)
Obverse: Portrait of Francisco de Paula Santander facing right, with the country name above and date below.
Lettering: REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA
Translation: Republic of Colombia
Reverse:Value within laurel wreath
Lettering: 50 CENTAVOS
Features
Issuer Colombia
Period Republic (1886-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1970-1982
Value 50 Centavos (0.5 COP)
Currency Peso decimalized (1847-date)
Composition Nickel clad steel
Weight 4.52 g
Diameter 23.5 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number N# 5098
References KM# 244
Wikipedia:
Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña (Villa del Rosario, Norte de Santander, Colombia, April 2, 1792 – Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia, May 6, 1840), was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada (present-day Colombia). He was the acting President of Gran Colombia between 1819 and 1826, and later elected by Congress as the President of the Republic of New Granada between 1832 and 1837. Santander came to be known as "The Man of the Laws" ("El Hombre de las Leyes").