1 Colón

Issuer	Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador
Year	1938
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Currency	Colón (1892-date)
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Obverse lettering	BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR DE ACUERDO COM EL ARTÍCULO 39 DE SU LEY CONSTITUTIVA 1 UN COLÓN SAN SALVADOR 10 DE MAYO DE 1938 (Translation: Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador Pay to Bearer One Colon in accordance with article 39 of its Constitutional Law San Salvador, May 10, 1938.)
Reverse description	Printed in orange, the reverse is centered on a circular intaglio portrait vignette of Christopher Columbus (labeled CRISTOBAL COLON beneath), set within an elaborate guilloche rosette. Large numeral "1" counters appear in guilloche cartouches to either side, while the bank title runs across the top panel and UN COLÓN is inscribed in a decorative tablet at the bottom. The date "San Salvador, 28 de Octubre de 1940" and the printer's imprint "WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDRES" appear in the lower margin.
Reverse lettering	BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR 1 UN COLÓN CRISTOBAL COLON San Salvador, 28 de Octubre de 1940 WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDRES (Translation: Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador One Colon Christopher Columbus San Salvador, October 28, 1940 Waterlow & Sons Limited, London)
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