Circulating Coins
1,000-Peso Coin
A loggerhead turtle, a highly migratory marine species, is the image in the obverse (Heads) of the new bimetallic COP$1000 coin, which will return to the hands of Colombian people when Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) puts it into circulation in the second half of 2012.
500-Peso Coin
A crystal frog, an inhabitant of the Andean foothills (one of the most biologically rich areas in Colombia), will be the image in the obverse (heads) of the new COP$500 bi-metallic coin, which Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) will start circulating as of the second half of 2012.
200-Peso Coin
The scarlet macaw, the frailejón, and the spectacled bear are the three representative species of the Colombian biodiversity that will be present in the obverse (heads) of the new COP$200, COP$100, and COP$50 coins, which Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) will start circulating as of the second half of 2012.
100-Peso Coin
The scarlet macaw, the frailejón, and the spectacled bear are the three representative species of the Colombian biodiversity that will be present in the obverse (heads) of the new COP$200, COP$100, and COP$50 coins, which Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) will start circulating as of the second half of 2012.
50-Peso Coin
The scarlet macaw, the frailejón, and the spectacled bear are the three representative species of the Colombian biodiversity that will be present in the obverse (heads) of the new COP$200, COP$100, and COP$50 coins, which Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) will start circulating as of the second half of 2012.
