Colombian Peso to Cuban Peso

The Colombian peso (sign COL$, code COP) is the currency of Colombia, it is official only on the territory of the issuer country. Peso can be subdivided into centavos. One COP equals 100 centavos.

The currency has officially appeared in 1886, taking the place of the old Colombian real. Today, only those notes that were 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.

The Cuban peso (sign $MN, code CUP) is the national currency of Cuba used along with the convertible peso. One peso can be exchanged for 100 small coins – centavos. The currency has first been issued in 1857.

Before that, the country used the Spanish real for payment. In tourism, the country still uses another currency, which is the convertible Cuban peso. However, recently it has become possible to pay with American dollars in shops and hotels. The government is planning to completely remove the convertible currency and only leave CUP.