Currency of Colombia exchange. The notes were never issued (proofs are known). Copper coin dated 1847–1848 The copper coins were rejected by the public, who immediately exchanged them for silver, so they were recalled and melted down. Silver coin dated 1847–1853 .666 fine .900 fine Gold coin .900 fine dated 1848–1853 New machinery for the mints of Bogotá and Popoyán arrived in 1848 and the first gold coins conforming to the 1846 law were put into circulation on 14 February 1849. Peso (Granadino) = 10 Décimos = 100 Centavos (silver) Cóndor = 10 Pesos (gold) The monetary law of 30 May 1853 abolished
Portuguese Timorese escudo banknotes, below) may have been due to the exchange rate from the previous currency. The 10 and 30 centavos were struck in bronze, the 60 centavos and 1 escudo in cupro-nickel, and the 3 and 6 escudos in silver. In 1964, a silver 10 escudos was introduced, followed, in 1970, by more conventional denominations of 20 and 50 centavos, 1, 2½, 5 and 10 escudos. The 20 and 50 centavos and 1 escudo were struck in bronze, with the higher denominations struck in cupro-nickel. The first banknotes, dated 1959, were in denominations of 30, 60, 100 and 500 escudos. In