Currency of Colombia which time most gold coin had been exported. Silver coin dated 1853–1858 .666 fine .900 fine Gold coin .900 fine dated 1853–1857 Peso = 10 Décimos = 100 Centavos A law of 30 June 1857, and decree of 23 July 1857, adopted the silver peso - 25.000 g, .900 fine (identical to the "granadino" in weight, type, and form) - as the monetary unit. Sub-multiples were the dos décimos (5.000 g) and décimo (2.500 g), both .900 fine, and the cuarto de décimo, .666 fine. Gold coins would be the peso, escudo, doblón, cóndor, and doble cóndor (onza). This was
Currency of Colombia to establish Banco Nacional, which began operations in January 1881. A decree of 24 March 1885 authorized coins of nickel and 0.500 silver, and authorized Banco Nacional to issue notes for 10 & 20 centavos. The cost of the civil war of 1885 was covered by paper money, circulation increasing by 89%. Banco Nacional was unable to cover its notes in gold coin, but the Government compromised on suspension by paying notes in silver with the funds received from negotiating the Panama Canal. "El Banco Nacional de los Estados Unidos de Colombia" was responsible for the national note issue 1880–1885.