Coins SALVADOR - catalog of coins of different countries: modern coins and banknotes of all countries of the world, samples, gold and silver coins, photos and description.
Monetary unit: Salvadoran Colon = 100 centavos. Coins in circulation: 5, 10, 25, 50 centavos; 1, 5 columns.
Banknotes in circulation: 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 100, 200 columns.
Issuing bank - Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador.
On 01.01.2001, the US dollar was adopted as the main state currency.
Banknotes and Column Coins are confiscated but remain legal tender.
5 cents Obverse: In the center is depicted Francisco Morazan and Cuesada (1792-1842), military leader and national hero, president of Central America (1829-1840). Under the portrait is the year of issue. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR. Reverse: In the center there is a denomination in two lines: 5 CENTAVOS framed by a laurel wreath.
1993, Nickel plated steel.Diameter - 19.00 mm. The weight - 2.00 g. Smooth edge. Mint of Germany (h).
Coin of this type was issued in 1992 - 1995, 1998, 1999
In 1987, 1999, a coin of a similar type was issued from akmonital (Diameter - 17.00 mm., The weight - 2.00 year).
In 1991, 1988, a coin of a similar type was issued from steel clad with a copper-nickel alloy (Diameter - 17.00 mm., Thickness - 1.00 mm., The weight - 2.00 year).
10 cents Obverse: In the center is depicted Francisco Morazan and Cuesada (1792 - 1842), military leader and national hero, president of Central America (1829 - 1840). Under the portrait is the year of issue. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR. Reverse: In the center there is a denomination in two lines: 10 CENTAVOS framed by a laurel wreath.
1987, Nickel plated steel.Diameter - 20.00 mm. The weight - 3.00 g. Smooth edge. Mintage: 30. Minted in Germany (h).
This type of coin was produced in 1987, 1999
In 1992 - 1994, a coin of a similar type was issued from steel plated with nickel (Diameter - 20.00 mm., The weight - 3.00 year).
In 1995, 1998, 1999, a coin of a similar type was issued from steel clad with a copper-nickel alloy (Diameter - 20.00 mm., The weight - 3.10 year).
25 cents Obverse: In the center is depicted Jose Matias Delgado (1768 - 1833), president of the country in 1823. Under the portrait is the year of issue. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR. Reverse: In the center there is a denomination in two lines: 25 CENTAVOS framed by a laurel wreath.
1994 Nickel alloy. Diameter - 22.50mm., Thickness - 1.40 mm. The weight - 4.00 g. Corrugated edge. Mint of Canada (g).
This type of coin was produced in 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999
In 1998, a coin of the same type was issued from Akmonital.
In 1992, 1995, a coin of a similar type was issued from steel clad with a copper-nickel alloy.
50 cents Obverse: In the center is depicted Jose Matias Delgado (1768 - 1833), president of the country in 1823. Under the portrait is the year of issue. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR. Reverse: In the center there is a denomination in two lines: 50 CENTAVOS framed by a laurel wreath.
1977 Nickel alloy. Diameter - 20.00mm., Thickness - 1.65 mm. The weight - 5.00 g. Corrugated edge. Mintage: 1. Mint of the British Royal Mint (a).
This type of coin was produced in 1970, 1977
1 column Obverse: In the center is depicted Christopher Columbus (1451 - 1506), navigator, admiral, sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, discovered the West Indies (America). Under the portrait is the year of issue. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR. Reverse: In the center there is a denomination in two lines: 1 COLON framed by a laurel wreath.
1988 Akmonital. Diameter - 25.00 mm., Thickness - 1.70 mm. The weight - 5.95 g. Corrugated edge. Mintage: 30. Minted in Germany (h).
This type of coin was produced in 1988, 1989
In 1991, a coin of a similar type was issued from steel clad with copper-nickel alloy (Diameter - 25.00 mm., The weight - 6.00 year).
In 1993 - 1995, 1998, 1999, a coin of a similar type was issued from steel clad with nickel (Diameter - 25.00 mm., The weight - 6.00 year).
