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,
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,