Derechos notariales: $33.660,00

15:20 Feb 5, 2020
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Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s)
Spanish term or phrase: Derechos notariales: $33.660,00
I am translating a Colombia Marriage certificate that lists the amounts paid for notarial services. The original in Spanish states "$33.660,00" but it does not specify that it is referring to Colombian pesos, although it is implied since the certificate was issued in Colombia. When translating these amounts for use in the United States of America, I translated the number as "$33,660.00" exchanging the period for the coma and my question is whether it is necessary to add "Col pesos right after the amount to avoid mistaking it with US dollars. Please advise colleagues.
Maria Camila Pulido
United States
Local time: 22:35


Summary of answers provided
3 +5COP
Steven Huddleston
5 +2Colombian pesos
Gwendoline Cordova


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
COP


Explanation:
This is the ISO code. I generally place it in front of the $ sign and a space between them.


    https://www.iban.com/currency-codes
Steven Huddleston
Mexico
Local time: 20:35
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Asker: Thank you Mr. Huddleston. This resolves my doubts regarding currency translation. I truly appreciate your input.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Carter: That's my approach too, though I omit the $ sign.
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Robert! I do too when appropriate, but it should be noted that in Colombia it is the correct sign.

agree  Giovanni Rengifo: I think the $ sign should be omitted if you use COP.
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Giovanni!

agree  AllegroTrans: Yes and the currency MUST be specified for obvious reasons
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, AllegroTrans!

agree  Luis M. Sosa
22 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias, Luis!

agree  Heather Oland: Yes, COP followed by non-breaking space and then the number (symbol not needed with ISO code).
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Heather!
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Colombian pesos


Explanation:
Yes, it is preferable that you use Colombian Pesos to only use $ because it can be confused. I work a lot with Latin American certificates and regularly I write it that way, e.g. Mexican pesos.
A good option for not writing the whole word is Mr. Huddleston's answer.
I hope it helps.

Gwendoline Cordova
Spain
Local time: 03:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Yes, leave out the $.
33 mins

agree  AllegroTrans
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