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1 Colón
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador |
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| Year | 1950-1954 |
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| Size | 156 x 67 mm |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on light paper with a central guilloche medallion enclosing the numeral '1'. To the left, a vignette of a coffee plant in full foliage; to the right, a landscape vignette of a coastal or lakeside scene with hills in the background. The bank title 'EL BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR' runs along the top, with serial numbers and series letter 'K' at upper left and right. A central text panel reads 'PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR UN COLÓN DE ACUERDO CON EL ARTÍCULO 29 DE SU LEY CONSTITUTIVA', with the date 'SAN SALVADOR 10 DE ENERO DE 1950' at lower right. Three facsimile signatures appear along the bottom margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR UN COLÓN DE ACUERDO CON EL ARTÍCULO 29 DE SU LEY CONSTITUTIVA SAN SALVADOR 10 DE ENERO DE 1950 SERIE K |
| Reverse description | Red-orange intaglio print with a central portrait vignette of Christopher Columbus in three-quarter view, set within an ornate oval frame with fine guilloche surround. The bank title 'BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR' is printed at the top, with the denomination 'UN COLÓN' along the lower margin. The numeral '1' appears at left and right in decorative cartouches. A circular control stamp of the 'Junta de Vig. de Bancos Y.S.A.' is visible at left, along with a manuscript date 'San Salvador, Abril 18 de 1951'. |
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