$
Colombian Peso
$ · Currency Symbol · Code: COP · Unicode: U+0024
Technical Information
Unicode Code
U+0024
HTML Code
$
CSS Code
\0024
Decimal Code
36
How to Use
HTML:
$
CSS:
\0024
JavaScript:
String.fromCodePoint(0x0024)
Variants & Usage
No country information available
Usage Map
Primary Currency
Used additionally
Description
The official currency of Colombia. Uses the $ symbol but is denoted as COL$ or COP to distinguish it. The third most traded currency in Latin America.
History
The modern peso was introduced in 1991 after monetary reform. The Colombian peso has a floating exchange rate managed by the Bank of the Republic of Colombia.