Catalog
5 Colones
| Issuer | El Salvador |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR 1997 (Translation: Republic of El Salvador) |
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| Edge | Segmented |
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| Additional information |
El Salvador's bimetallic coinage of the 1990s preceded the country's dollarization by just a few years — in 2001, the Monetary Integration Law fixed the colón permanently at 8.75 to the dollar and effectively ended the colón as a circulating currency. Coins like this 1997 issue were rendered obsolete almost immediately, which is why they turn up in uncirculated condition with notable frequency.