Question about possible Colombian variation

I'm putting together a 1970 type set of world coins and I have a question about a possible variation from Colombia. The normal version of the 10 centavos coin that I've seen has the obverse legend divided as "REPUBLICA DE | COLOMBIA" as shown in the photo.



The Standard Catalog lists a variation of this with the legend split as "REPUBLICA | DE COLOMBIA,” but I have not been able to verify this through any other source. I've even messaged the author of this book, but haven't heard anything yet.



I was wondering if anyone could confirm the existence of this variation. If it does exist, was it some sort of obscure test issue that no one is really expected to own, or is it a standard issue that is just difficult to find?

I'd be grateful for any feedback I can get. Thanks.

 

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Krause has your coin

 

the 1970 is designed a bit different than the 1969

 

Two versions were minted in 1969. Here is the other:

 

Thanks for the feedback, guys, but the coin I'm actually wondering about is KM#243 from 1970, which references the legend being divided after "REPUBLICA." When I mentioned that I couldn't verify it through any other source, I meant as in photographic evidence. Many web sites have just copied Krause's information, but no one's shown any pics. Any ideas?

 

I've never seen evidence that they exist, and don't include them in my set.

 

Interestingly, someone on another forum posted a copy of their 1991 Krause catalog that has a photo of the #243 variation, though the mintages seem to have since been absorbed into the standard #236.

The mystery continues!

 

Did they confuse the obverse with the 20 centavos? (Image from Numista)

 

It's hard to say. The current Krause catalogs don't show any photos for KM#243, so maybe that was what happened. (Maybe they removed them after realizing a mistake.) That's why I'd like to get some definitive clarification on its existence.