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| Issuer | El Salvador |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Additional information |
El Salvador never formally issued a 100 Colones circulation coin, making this 1971 pattern a bureaucratic artifact — struck to test a denomination that the Banco Central de El Salvador ultimately declined to authorize for production. Pattern issues from Central American mints in this period were frequently produced in alternative metals before a final composition decision, and gold-plated brass was a common stand-in for evaluating the visual effect of a proposed gold coinage without the expense of committing to bullion strikes.