Catalog
25 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Salvadoreño |
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| Year | 1924 |
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| Value | 25 Colones |
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| Obverse description | Dark green and black intaglio-printed note with a central vignette of a seated allegorical female figure holding a sheaf of wheat, surrounded by an elaborate guilloche border. To the left, a large numeral '25' is set within an ornate lathe-work oval underprint. Three signature lines at the bottom are captioned 'ADMINISTRADOR', 'DIRECTOR', and 'CAJERO', with the bank name 'EL BANCO SALVADOREÑO' and denomination 'VEINTICINCO COLONES EN MONEDA ACUÑADA DE ORO' inscribed in the central panel. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO SALVADOREÑO PAGARÁ A LA VISTA AL PORTADOR VEINTICINCO COLONES EN MONEDA ACUÑADA DE ORO 25 COLONES VEINTICINCO COLONES ADMINISTRADOR DIRECTOR CAJERO |
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Banco Salvadoreño was one of several private commercial banks authorized to issue currency in El Salvador during the era of competitive note issue, before the Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador was established in 1934 and absorbed that privilege. Waterlow & Sons produced notes for dozens of Latin American issuers during this period, and the Salvadoran private bank series reflects that busy commercial relationship.
The S-prefix Pick number confirms this is catalogued as a private bank issue rather than a central government emission — a distinction that matters for dating and authority, since these notes circulated alongside issues from competing banks under loose federal oversight.