Currency of Colombia Notes of a new design appeared in 1888 for 10 centavos and 1, 5, 10, 50, and 100 pesos, with 25 and 1000 added in 1895. During the civil war the government issued 28 new Banco Nacional note types and overprinted about 48 different private banknotes for circulation. Copper-nickel coin dated 1886–1902 Silver .666 fine dated 1897 or 1902 Silver .500 fine dated 1887–1888 Silver .835 fine dated 1889–1908 Peso oro = 100 Centavos Conversion: 1 peso oro = 100 paper pesos The conversion of paper into gold began 18 May 1905, at 100 paper pesos for one gold peso,
Japanese currency the issuance of convertible banknotes, a central bank, the Bank of Japan, was established in 1882. The bank would stabilize the currency by centralizing the issuance of convertible banknotes. The first central banknotes were issued by the Bank of Japan in 1885. They were called Daikokusatsu (大黒札), and were convertible in silver. Following the devaluation of silver, and the abandon of silver as a currency standard by Western powers, Japan adopted the gold standard through the Coinage Law of 1897. The yen was fixed at 0.75g of pure gold, and banknotes were issued which were convertible into gold. In 1899,