$

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.