Catalog
100 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador |
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| Year | 1993-1996 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a central vignette of the Columbus Monument in San Salvador, surrounded by an ornate guilloche border pattern in multicolour. The denomination and issuer name are inscribed across the upper register, with the value numeral repeated in the lower corners. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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The Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador had maintained a long relationship with Thomas De La Rue by the time this series was produced, and the 100 Colones was the highest denomination in general circulation before dollarization ended the colón's practical life in 2001. The notes from this 1993–1996 window were printed in relatively large volumes to meet demand during a period of post-civil war economic reconstruction — the Chapultepec Peace Accords had only been signed in January 1992.
Dollarization was officially complete by 2002, after which colón notes were redeemable at the fixed rate of 8.75 colones per US dollar. Most 100-colón notes from this issue were returned and destroyed through that redemption process, which keeps surviving uncirculated examples rarer than print runs alone would suggest.