Catalog
10 Centavos
| Issuer | El Salvador |
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| Year | 1952-1985 |
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| Value | 10 Centavos (0.10 SVC) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing effigy of Francisco Morazan, the Central American statesman, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair and beard. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR arcs along the upper periphery, while the date appears in the lower field below the truncation. The portrait is bordered by a continuous beaded inner rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR 1985 (Translation: Republic of El Salvador) |
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El Salvador's switch to nickel brass for this denomination in 1952 reflected a broader postwar trend across Central American mints responding to silver price pressures — the earlier silver-bearing types had become economically unsustainable as commodity markets tightened. Production ran through multiple administrations, military and civilian alike, with no interruption even during the political turbulence that preceded the civil war of the 1980s.
The series closed in 1985, by which point rampant inflation had effectively removed 10-centavo pieces from meaningful commercial use.