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5 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador |
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| Year | 1997-1998 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR PAGARA EN EFECTIVO AL PORTADOR SAN SALVADOR EDIFICIO DEL PALACIO NACIONAL CINCO COLONES SERIE BC PRESIDENTE DIRECTOR (Translation: The Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador will pay in cash to the bearer San Salvador National Palace Building Five Colones Series BC President Director) |
| Reverse description | A large intaglio portrait bust of Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) occupies the left half of the note, rendered in fine engraving against a red and blue guilloche underprint. The centre and right portion carry a map of the Americas and Africa illustrating Columbus's transatlantic voyages, accompanied by vignettes of his fleet of caravels. The denomination numeral "5" appears in the upper left with microtext bordering, and "CINCO COLONES" is inscribed vertically along the left margin; a facsimile signature of the Superintendente del Sistema Financiero appears at lower right. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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