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
Currency of Colombia fine, weighing 25.806 g. Granadino = 10 Reales = 100 Centavos The monetary law of 27 April 1847 adopted the decimal system and authorized silver coins of France, Belgium, and Sardinia to circulate at two reales per franc (the rate at which tax offices would receive them). It also provided for a silver coin of 10 reales, the "granadino", and equivalent to the French écu (5 francs). Minting of .666 fine silver finally ceased in 1847, save for the cuartillo (1/4 real) authorized on 30 March 1849. Moreover, Mosquera's efforts to withdraw the macuquina succeeded, and by 1 January 1849