Is there any other country that had a 2 1/2 cent coin in 1877 besides the Netherlands?

I have a very small coin that I don't know what country it comes from. On the obverse, there is a tree/wreath-like shape, and below that, it says 1877. There are faint remains of some sort of scalloped border. On the reverse, "2 1/2 CENT." is centered on the coin, with the "2 1/2" being about the "CENT." The fraction has the 1 over the 2, not with a slash. On the bottom of the reverse, there are what appears to be stars arcing concavely below the "CENT." The arc above the "2 1/2" on the top of the coin are letters, and even though they are very worn, there appears to be "BOG..." and after the "G", I can't read anymore.

Please help!! This is a very interesting coin. I've been trying to research it, but keep coming up with the 1877 2 1/2 cent from the Netherlands with the wreath surrounding the 2 1/2 mark on the reverse and the lion/shield on the obverse. This is definitely NOT that coin. This coin is very small - about a 3/8" diameter.

Please let me know if anyone has any answers. I can take a picture and send it along if you contact me!

curtisports22011-07-09T18:32:08Z

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It is the Colombia 2 1/2 centavos, a small silver coin. What you see is the remnants of 'Bogota', the capital.

You can see a small image here:

http://secure.numismaster.com/ta/Coins.admin?rnd=CGOXYITS&@impl=coins.ui.ucatalog.flat.coin.UiControl_FindResults&@prms=536561726368547970653d31&@windowId=OEVZL&Origin=3&AdvanceSearch=0&PRefine=&Country=Colombia&Denom=%20&CountryId=110&DenomId=-1&KM=&Comp=&Date=1877

Taiping2011-07-10T01:02:30Z

it would sure make it a lot easier if I had a pic of both sides that are sharp. With the info you gave it would take some time for I would have to go through all the countries of South and Central America for they use cent for centavo. You can reach me through yahoo mail and I will send you my personal email address for the pics.

Bobo Bobo2011-07-10T03:58:30Z

Could it be this one from Luxembourg on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/LUXEBOURG-KM21-2-1-2-CENTS-1870-OUT-SERIF-E-/360109464393

Good luck !