哥伦比亚比索（Colombian Peso　原符号：Col＄　标准符号：COP）

哥伦比亚比索简介

哥伦比亚比索是哥伦比亚的法定货币。哥伦比亚钞票原来面额较小，有1、2、5、10、20、50、100、200、500比索等9种纸币，但后来1、2、 5、10、20、50比索的纸币退出流通，又新增加1000、2000、5000、10000比索等4种大面额纸币。现在市面上有从1百到1万7种面额的纸币流通。此外，在原有1、2、5比索和1、5、10、20、50分铸市基础上，又新增加了10、20、50比索的硬币。哥伦比亚的辅币进位制是1比索等于100分（Centavos）。它的钞票不论面额大小，尺寸均为14.0×7.O厘米，纸质一般，有水印。

1946年12月28日初次规定含金量为0.507816克，官方汇率为1美元兑1.74999比索。1965年9月2日哥伦比亚政府将官方外汇市场分为优惠市场和自由波动的官方外汇市场，前者汇率为1美元兑9比索，用于石油进口；后者汇率为1美元兑13.5比索，用于绝大部分商业及金融往来。 1971年12月18日美元贬值，外汇市场比索对美元汇率维持不变。年底两个市场汇率均为1美元兑21比索，实际上已形成了一个统一的市场。此后，比索对美元汇率不断下跌。80年代以来，比索汇价仍继续下跌，特别是80年代中期以后其下跌幅度更大，每年都以超过20％的速度下跌，到1990年底比索对美元平均汇价为1美元兑508.75比索。

哥伦比亚比索币值与换算

纸币有：100、200、500、1000、2000、5000、10000比索

铸币有：1、2、5、10、20、50比索和1、5、10、20、50分

1比索等于100分（Centavos）

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The History of the Colombian Peso

The peso has been the currency of Colombia since 1837. It was introduced at a value of 8 reales. In 1847, Colombia decimalized and the peso was subdivided into ten reales, renamed decimos in 1853. The current system of 100 centavos to the peso was introduced in 1872.

From 1888, printing press inflation caused Colombia's paper money (issued by the National Bank and denominated in peso moneda corriente) to fall in value relative to the coinage. In 1904, the Treasury took over the issuance of paper money. The exchange rate was fixed at 100 peso moneda corriente = 1 coinage peso in 1907 and between then and 1914, coins were issued denominated in "peso p/m", equal to paper pesos. In 1910, the Junta de Conversion began issuing paper money and, in 1915, a new paper currency was introduced, the peso oro.This was equal to the coinage peso and replaced the old peso notes at a rate of 100 old paper pesos = 1 peso oro. Although it never appeared on coins, Colombia's paper money continued to be issued denominated in peso oro until 1993 when the word oro was dropped.

The Colombian peso's ISO 4217 code is COP and it is also informally abbreviated as COL$. Prices in Colombia are written using the peso symbol "$" which is the same as the dollar sign.

Colombian Coins

Colombian coins are issued in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 pesos. A 1000 pesos coin was introduced in 1996 but due to massive counterfeiting problems it was soon withdrawn.

Colombian Banknotes

Banknotes currently circulate in denominations of 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000, 20000 and 50000 pesos. On 17 November 2006: the Bank of the Republic of Columbia introduced new versions of the 1000 and 2000 pesos banknote. The new versions, dated 2005, are similar in design to the previous versions. However the new banknotes were downsized to from 70 mm x 140 mm to 65 mm x 130 mm as an economy measure.