{"product_id":"r349","title":"Colombia 1916 50 Centavos Fine (F12) DOD","description":"Colombia 1916 50 Centavos Fine (F12) DOD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe portrait on the obverse of this Colombian coin is that of Simón Bolívar, Latin American freedom fighter known colloquially as the Liberator of America. Born in Venezuela, Bolívar was educated in Spain, where he picked up the ideals of the Enlightenment: truth, reason, liberty, and the universality of human rights. By the end of his time in Europe, Bolívar had sworn to end Spanish rule in the Americas. When Napoleon had Spain distracted, Bolívar leapt on the fight for independence. He fought the Royalists fiercely, defeating the Spanish in New Granada, Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. He is widely regarded as a hero and a cultural icon to this day, and several countries and currencies are named after him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e50 centavos coins from this period were made from .900 silver and weighed about 12.5 grams. The bird on the reverse is a condor, Colombia's national bird, which, in Inca mythology, was believed to guard mountain peaks and carry the prayers of humans to the gods.","brand":"Colonial Acres Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53373588767009,"sku":"Sept.DOD-R349","price":59.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/1744\/7457\/files\/R349.jpg?v=1787754415","url":"https:\/\/www.colonialacres.com\/products\/r349","provider":"Colonial Acres Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}