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2500 Colones United for Peace
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Weight | 16 g |
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| Obverse description | Central design depicts four interlocked hands arranged in a circular motif, symbolizing unity and peace, with a stylized dove silhouette at the centre bearing the incuse legend 'Unidos por la PAZ'. The peripheral legend 'REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR' arcs along the upper rim, while the date '1992' appears prominently in the lower field. The entire design is set within a beaded border, and the coin exhibits a proof-like finish with deep mirrored fields contrasting the frosted relief. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR 1992 Unidos por la PAZ (Translation: Republic of El Salvador 1992 / United for Peace) |
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Issued to commemorate the Chapultepec Peace Accords of January 1992, which ended twelve years of civil war between the Salvadoran government and the FMLN guerrilla coalition — a conflict that had killed an estimated 75,000 people. The accords were brokered in Mexico City under UN mediation, and El Salvador moved quickly to mark the moment with this issue.
The Banco Central de Reserva was itself operating under severe fiscal strain at the time, making a gold commemorative an unusual choice for a country still rebuilding its institutions from wartime disruption.