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5 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador |
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| Year | 1971-1976 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Reverse description | Printed in green with a black seal. Left of centre, a portrait vignette of Christopher Columbus faces the viewer, with denomination and issuer inscriptions arranged in the surrounding field and margins. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL SALVADOR CRISTÓBAL COLÓN CINCO COLONES San Salvador, 20 de Noviembre de 1979. (Translation: Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador Christopher Columbus Five Colones) |
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The Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador had a long relationship with Thomas De La Rue stretching back decades by the time this series was issued — a common arrangement for Central American states whose domestic printing infrastructure couldn't meet security production standards. The 1971–1976 date spread indicates progressive issue dates within a single series rather than a redesign, and notes from the early part of that window occasionally show more pronounced paper aging due to high velocity in a cash-dependent economy.
The watermark remains the primary security feature — relatively modest by the standards De La Rue was capable of delivering to larger clients at the time.