Catalog
25 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador |
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| Year | 1995-1996 |
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| In circulation to | 1 January 2001 |
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| Reverse description | A central medallion encloses an intaglio portrait of Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) in three-quarter view, surrounded by elaborate guilloche lacework and floral underprint in blue. The coat of arms of El Salvador appears to the left within a circular cartouche, while ornate lathe-work borders frame the entire design. The bank title BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR runs along the top, and the denomination VEINTICINCO COLONES is inscribed across the lower register, with the issue date at lower right. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR VEINTICINCO COLONES CRISTOBAL COLON 25 VEINTICINCO COLONES |
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The 25 Colones denomination had an awkward place in El Salvador's currency hierarchy — large enough to matter in daily transactions, small enough to circulate hard and wear quickly. Thomas De La Rue's production for the Banco Central de Reserva during this period was technically clean, but the mid-1990s series was already operating under the shadow of dollarization discussions that would culminate in the 2001 Monetary Integration Law, which fixed the colón at 8.75 to the dollar and effectively ended its role as a transactional currency.
Notes from the 1995–1996 print run had only a few years of active life before the colón was frozen in circulation.