Colombian Peso to US Dollar — exchange rate

Country of Circulation: Colombia, Venezuela

Currency Code, Symbol: COP, $

Denominations of coins in circulation: $50, $100, $200, $500, $1000

Denominations of banknotes in circulation: $2000, $5000, $10,000, $20,000, $50,000, $100,000

History: The Colombian peso (COL$) is the currency of Colombia, it is official only on the territory of the issuer country. In the international currency arena, the currency is named COP. Peso can be subdivided into centavos.One COP equals 100 centavos. The currency officially appeared in 1886, taking the place of the old Colombian real. Today only notes issued after 1995 are used in circulation. The notes have important Colombian figures represented on them. Among them, there is an artist Débora Arango, a poet José Silva, and one of the ex-presidents – Carlos Lleras Restrepo.Read More

Country of Circulation: United States, British Virgin Islands, Ecuador, Panama and others

Currency Code, Symbol: USD, $

Denominations of coins in circulation: 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 25¢

Denominations of banknotes in circulation: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100

History: The US dollar ($) is the national currency of the United States of America, one of the global reserve currencies. It is used as an official currency unit in Salvador, Marshall Islands, Panama, Bermuda. USD is used as an abbreviation for convenience and internationalization purposes.The US dollar is subdivided into cents. Every dollar has 100 cents. The currency has existed since 1792. The first dollars were made out of silver, then paper notes appeared. They have had the traditional greenish or grey color from the outset. Around 35 million pieces of dollars of different denomination worth 635 million emigrate to the USA daily. 95% of the banknotes are to replace worn-out notes.Read More