Catalog
5 Centavos
| Issuer | El Salvador |
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| Year | 1987-1999 |
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| Value | 5 Centavos (0.05 SVC) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR 1987 (Translation: Republic of El Salvador) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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El Salvador struck this stainless steel issue as part of a broader coinage rationalization following the colón's sustained devaluation through the 1980s. The shift away from cupronickel reduced production costs at a time when the country was absorbing the fiscal strain of a civil war that had been grinding since 1979.