Country |
1900 -
1936 -- Republic of
Salvador (República del Salvador)
1915 - present --
Republic of El Salvador (República
de El Salvador) |
Currency |
1900 - 1919
-- peso
1919 - 2001
-- colón*
2001 - present
-- US dollar
See the page about the
names of the currencies...
*Note:
The colón has not officially ceased to be legal tender. |
Fraction |
1900 - 2001
--
centavo
2001 - present
-- US
cent |
Coin issues |
Irregularly
          |
Mints |
Monnaie Royale de Belgique (Belgium)
Royal Canadian Mint (Canada)
Sherritt Gordon Ltd. (Canada)
Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke (Germany)
Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke (Germany)
Württembergische Münzprägeanstalt Dr. Ising (Germany)
Casa de Moneda de Guatemala (Guatemala)
Casa de Moneda de México (Mexico)
Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (Netherlands)
British Royal Mint (UK)
Birmingham Mint Ltd (UK)
Denver Mint (USA)
Philadelphia Mint (USA)
San Francisco Mint (USA)
See the page about
mints... |
New coins packing |
Unknown |
Mint sets |
1914,
1971, 1974, 1975, 1987-88
See the images at the page about mint sets... |
National bank's website |
http://www.bcr.gob.sv/ |
Private websites |
http://en.numista.com/
http://www.colnect.com/
http://www.omnicoin.com/
See also the links page... |
Catalogs |
T.Michael, G.S.Cuhaj.
Collecting World Coins, 1901-Present: Standard Catalog of Circulating
Coinage. - Krause publications, 2015
G.Schön, G.Schön. Weltmünzkatalog 20. Jahrhundert. - Battenberg, 2015 |
Known
trial/pattern coins |
5 colones
1996, 1997, 2000 |
Photos of the country |
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