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100 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador |
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| Year | 1958 |
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| Size | 175 x 83 mm |
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| Obverse description | Dark brown intaglio print on a light guilloche underprint. A central vignette shows the Monument to the Heroes (El Salvador del Mundo monument) framed by ornate scrollwork, with the numeral 100 appearing twice in large gothic-style figures on either side. The issuer's name is printed in a bold letterpress band across the top, with the place of issue 'San Salvador' at lower left, the date '29 de Diciembre de 1958' at lower right, and the series designation 'BZ' flanking the central vignette. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador had maintained a relationship with the American Bank Note Company going back decades by the time this note was issued, and the 100 Colones was among the higher-denomination pieces in active commercial circulation during El Salvador's mid-century coffee export boom — when large-denomination notes actually moved through hands rather than sitting in vaults.
The watermark is the sole mechanical security feature, which was already conservative by 1958 standards. ABNC was capable of more elaborate protection, but the Salvadoran series of this period kept specifications modest.