. New Family of Colombian Coins



In 2012 the Bank of Repúblic (Central Bank of Colombia) made the new family of Colombian Coins, this family is inspired in the biodiversity and water richness of our country. The objective of this change is incorporate new security elements and exalt the richnness of our natural resources and the sustainability concept. The new family of coins has been circulating for 3 months, those coins are beautiful, modern and excellent quality. On the other hand, this family represents a reduction in the production costs because the Central Bank is used new metals to make this coins with new alloys and greater security.
This new family has 5 different coins in this denominations and special designs, the designs are inspired in animals and important plants in Colombia:


$1.000
(one thousand colombian pesos)
The Caguama Tortuge
.




























The factory process has these stages: First fundition process, the raw material (copper, aluminium, niquel and zinc) are melted with high temperatures and there are produced “flejes”. Then, the fleje is worked to 800 celcius degrees to guarantee the necessary hardness. Third, the sheet is processed in a punch that cut the “cospeles” (Those are the little pieces of coins). The excess of material is molten again to other process.
After, the “cospel” is worked in different machines to give color, quality and gleam. Then, those “cospeles” are checked and the operator throws the cospeles with blows, scratches or cracks. Finally, the “cospeles” are coin to convert in Colombian coins.



by YULI CAROLINA GAITAN BECERRA


.

$500 (five hundred colombian pesos),
Glass Flogg

$200 (two hundred colombian pesos)
“Guacamaya”

$100 (one hundred colombian pesos)
Frailejon

$50 (fifty colombian pesos)
Spectacled bear