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The Department of Issuance and Programming issues Circular DEP-513 to replace Circular DTE-186 regarding the 1,000 peso metallic coin, transferring regulatory responsibility to this department. The document details the technical specifications, design, and distribution methods for the 1996 coin and the 2012 New Family series, while confirming that coins minted from 2013 through 2025 maintain the same design and characteristics as the 2012 series. It mandates that starting August 10, 2026, 1,000 peso coins with a 2025 mint year will enter circulation.
Document No: OT/PF/AUG/2026/148544 Hoja 18 - 00 Recipient: Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia, Banking and Financial Entities Association, Credit Institutions, Value Transport Companies, Natural and Legal Persons, Main Office, Branches and Cultural Agencies of the Bank of the Republic, and Coin Factory. Subject 18: 1,000 Peso Metallic Coin The Department of Issuance and Programming issues the following circular, which constitutes Subject 18 "1,000 Peso Metallic Coin". This circular replaces the Operational and Services External Circular DTE-186 Subject 36: "1,000 PESO METALLIC COIN", dated May 3, 2024. This is due to the change in the area responsible for this regulation. Additionally, it is informed that, starting August 10, 2026, 1,000 peso coins with a 2025 mint year will be put into circulation. Sincerely, MARCELA OCAMPO DUQUE Executive Manager NÉSTOR PLAZAS BONILLA Submanager of Industry and Treasury
OPERATIONAL AND SERVICES EXTERNAL CIRCULAR DEP-513 DEPARTMENT OF ISSUANCE AND PROGRAMMING Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Document No: OT/PF/AUG/2026/148544 Hoja 18 - 1 OPERATIONAL AND SERVICES EXTERNAL CIRCULAR DEP-513 Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Subject 18: 1,000 Peso Metallic Coin
MINTING 1996 Starting November 13, 1996, the Bank of the Republic put into circulation 1,000 peso coins minted by the Mint, in accordance with External Resolution No. 16 of 1996 of the Board of Directors of the Bank, with the following characteristics:
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS ALLOY DIAMETER WEIGHT EDGE HEIGHT THICKNESS Copper 92% Aluminum 6% Nickel 2% 21.67 mm. 7.30 grams 2.40 mm. 2.76 mm. The edge of this coin is circular and the edge or rim features grooves, on which the phrases "CULTURA SINU" and "MIL PESOS" are engraved, separated by three representative elements of the aforementioned culture.
OBVERSE On the obverse, the representation of a Sinú goldsmith piece is appreciated in the lower half, elaborated with fine and defined lines where three sectors are distinguished. The first or inner and the last or outer have similar figures and are separated by the other sector, which is composed of nine double circles of equal size. The upper half of the surface is completely smooth.
REVERSE The face value in Arabic numerals "1000" is presented in the center of the surface and below it, the word "PESOS". All on a circle with a checkered background made with fine lines. Around, two sections of cord appear, separated both in the upper and lower parts. Surrounding these, the legend "REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA 1996" appears, which is limited by a filigree constituted by dots arranged in a circular shape.
DISTRIBUTION The Bank of the Republic delivered this coin to the public and to banking establishments packed in cartridges and blue boxes, as follows:
COINS PER CARTRIDGE VALUE OF THE CARTRIDGE BOXES PER BOX VALUE OF THE BOX CONTENT 20 $20,000 100 $2,000,000
MINTING 2012 – NEW FAMILY On June 13, 2012, the Bank of the Republic put into circulation a new 1,000 peso coin, which is part of a new family of coins, whose characteristics were established through External Resolution No. 04 of 2012 of the Board of Directors. The thematic orientation of the new coins confirms the interest of the Bank of the Republic in the promotion and preservation of our natural resources and sustainable development.
DENOMINATION SECTION ALLOY WEIGHT (Grs) THICKNESS (mm) EDGE HEIGHT (mm) DIAMETER (mm) 1,000 pesos Core (White Alpaca) Cu 65% Ni 12% Zn 23% 9.95 +/- 3% 2.2 +/- 0.10 2.7 +/- 0.1 17.5 +/- 0.1 Crown (Yellow Alpaca) Cu 75% Ni 5% Zn 20% 26.7 +/- 0.10
OBVERSE It has a circular frame in high relief defined with a flat and smooth surface, followed by an external filigree or succession of dots located in the crown and another internal filigree located in the core. Between the two filigrees there are lines in different reliefs, in the shape of waves, whose displacement covers the crown and part of the core. Towards the center, the word "AGUA" follows in high relief, repeated seven times consecutively and inverted each one with respect to the previous one, after which other wavy lines follow. Located in the left zone and towards the center of the coin appears a multi-level image of the Caguama Turtle, a migratory marine species which uses Colombian beaches, both of the Caribbean and the Pacific, for spawning and mating processes. In the lower part of the coin is the text with the common name and in microtext the scientific name of the turtle. In the center of the coin, in a circular shape and to the left between the external filigree and the turtle's fins, there are smooth, flat, and shiny zones.
REVERSE It has a circular frame and in a stepped shape a second frame with a nine-sided polygonal figure in high relief defined, with a flat and smooth surface, in its upper part the legend "REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA" and in the lower part the year of issue; in the lower semicircle of the crown it presents a filigree or succession of dots. In the upper semicircle of the coin's core, the number "1,000" is seen and below "PESOS", downwards, continuous wavy lines simulating water waves and in the background very fine parallel lines; in the center of the coin a latent image was incorporated which depending on the angle of observation reflects the initials "BRC" or "MIL" and a microtext with the legend "CUIDAR EL AGUA" repeated consecutively and with inverted orientation each one with respect to the previous one and, parallel to this text, inside the core, there is an internal filigree.
DISTRIBUTION The Bank of the Republic delivers these coins to the public and to banking establishments packed in heat-sealed plastic bags or bags with muzzle-type ties, marked with vertical bars of blue and white colors.
DENOMINATION COINS PER BAG BAG VALUE 1,000 pesos 1,000 1,000,000 pesos
MINTING 2013 On March 4, 2013, 1,000 peso coins produced by the Coin Factory were put into circulation, with a 2013 mint year. These monetary signs have the same design and identical general characteristics as those identified with the 2012-New Family mint year.
MINTING 2014 On January 27, 2014, 1,000 peso coins produced by the Coin Factory were put into circulation, with a 2014 mint year. These monetary signs have the same design and identical general characteristics as those identified with the 2013-New Family mint year.
Document No: OT/PF/AUG/2026/148544 Hoja 18 - 4 OPERATIONAL AND SERVICES EXTERNAL CIRCULAR DEP-513 Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Subject 18: 1,000 Peso Metallic Coin
MINTING 2015 On January 15, 2015, 1,000 peso coins produced by the Coin Factory were put into circulation, with a 2015 mint year. These monetary signs have the same design and identical general characteristics as those identified with the 2014-New Family mint year.
MINTING 2016 On June 1, 2016, 1,000 peso coins with a 2016 mint year were put into circulation. These monetary signs have the same design and identical general characteristics as those identified with the 2015-New Family mint year.
MINTING 2017 On May 10, 2017, 1,000 peso coins with a 2017 mint year were put into circulation. These monetary signs have the same design and identical general characteristics as those identified with the 2016-New Family mint year.
MINTING 2018 On November 13, 2018, 1,000 peso coins with a 2018 mint year were put into circulation. These monetary signs have the same design and identical general characteristics as those identified with the 2017-New Family mint year.
MINTING 2019 On November 8, 2019, 1,000 peso coins with a 2019 mint year were put into circulation. These monetary signs have the same design and identical general characteristics as those identified with the 2018-New Family mint year.
MINTING 2020 On December 11, 2020, 1,000 peso coins with a 2020 mint year were put into circulation. These monetary signs have the same design and identical general characteristics as those identified with the 2019-New Family mint year.
Document No: OT/PF/AUG/2026/148544 Hoja 18 - 5 OPERATIONAL AND SERVICES EXTERNAL CIRCULAR DEP-513 Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Subject 18: 1,000 Peso Metallic Coin
MINTING 2021 On December 10, 2021, 1,000 peso coins with a 2021 mint year were put into circulation. These monetary signs have the same design and identical general characteristics as those identified with the 2020-New Family mint year.
MINTING 2022 On June 6, 2022, 1,000 peso coins with a 2022 mint year were put into circulation. These monetary signs have the same design and identical general characteristics as those identified with the 2021-New Family mint year.
MINTING 2023 On January 23, 2023, 1,000 peso coins with a 2023 mint year were put into circulation. These monetary signs have the same design and identical general characteristics as those identified with the 2022-New Family mint year.
MINTING 2024 On May 7, 2024, 1,000 peso coins with a 2024 mint year were put into circulation. These monetary signs have the same design and identical general characteristics as those identified with the 2023-New Family mint year.
MINTING 2025 On August 10, 2026, 1,000 peso coins with a 2025 mint year will be put into circulation. These monetary signs have the same design and identical general characteristics as those identified with the 2024-New Family mint year.
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