Catalog
3 Centavos
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Value | 3 Centavos (0.03 SVC) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central denomination numeral '3' above the inscription CENTAVOS, both enclosed within a wreath of two laurel branches tied at the base with a bow. The design is bold and symmetrical, set against a smooth field and enclosed by a beaded border running the full circumference of the coin. |
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El Salvador's small-denomination brass coinage of the early 1970s was produced during a period of relative economic stability before the country descended into civil conflict later that decade. The 3 centavos denomination itself is an oddity — threefold fractional coins are uncommon in Latin American monetary systems, where binary or decimal subdivisions were the norm, and its continued production into the 1970s reflects a pricing structure in the local economy that still made the denomination practically useful at point of sale.