Colombian Peso · COP
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Currency info
Adopted: 1810
Currency family: Peso
The Colombian Peso is the only currency in the Americas with a female portrait on its banknotes, featuring women like Policarpa Salavarrieta and Débora Arango.
- Adopted in 1810 following Colombian independence from Spain, replacing the Spanish colonial real.
- The peso was decimalized in 1847, establishing 100 centavos per peso.
- Colombia's Central Bank was established in 1923 to manage monetary policy and currency stability.
- The Colombian Peso experienced significant devaluation during the 1990s economic crisis but has since stabilized.
- Currently one of the most traded currencies in Latin America.
Countries currently using this currency
Related
Other Peso currencies
Historical predecessor
Spanish real