Currency of Colombia or Décimos = 100 Centavos The Granadine Confederation ("Confederación Granadina") was proclaimed 1 April 1858, adopting a new constitution on 22 May. Its brief life under President Mariano Ospina Rodríguez ended in civil war (1860–1862). The Confederation issued Colombia's first postage stamps in August 1859 in denominations of 2½, 5, 10, and 20 centavos and 1 peso. Silver dated 1859–1862 (coins minted at Bogotá are denominated in décimos, those minted at Popayán in reales) .666 fine .900 fine Gold .900 fine, dated 1859–1862: Peso = 10 Décimos = 100 Centavos General Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera captured Bogotá on 18 June
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,