Currency of Colombia and South América Bank" was established in 1864 and was granted the right of issue in 1865. Silver coin of the 1863 standard .666 fine .900 fine Silver coin of the modified 1867 standard .666 fine .835 fine Gold coin .900 fine dated 1862–1878 Peso = 100 Centavos The monetary law of 9 June 1871 put the currency on the silver standard of the Latin Monetary Union system, the Colombian peso of 22.500 g fine silver being equal to 5 francs. It prohibited minting of coin .666 fine. Medios and cuartillos were to be minted .835 fine and the half
Silver and gold diadem from the tomb of Philip II able to fill it with the metals they wished to use. The gilding process that most likely would have been used on this diadem would have involved gold leaf being burnished to the silver. The adhesion of gold with the use of heat helps promote interdiffusion with the underlying metals which usually consist silver or copper. While examining the diadem the most notable feature is the Herakles knot located on the front imitating a cloth headband. The knot is a reminder that the Macedonian king was a religious leader and direct descendant of the Greek hero and his father Zeus,