| Issuer | El Salvador |
| Year | 1971-1976 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Value | 5 Colones (5 SVC) |
| Currency | Colón (1892-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 156 × 66 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Thomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 1 January 2001 |
| Reference(s) | P#117 |
| Obverse description | Black print, multicolor underprint, red serial numbers At center, engraving based off of the painting Primer Grito de Independencia (First Cry of Freedom, 1957) by Luis Vergara Ahumada. |
| Reverse description | Green print, black seal Left of center, portrait of Christopher Columbus. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Portrait of Christopher Columbus, looking towards the center of the note. |
| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL
SALVADOR
PAGARÁ EN EFECTIVO AL PORTADOR
DELGADO, ACOMPAÑADO DE OTROS PRÓCERES, ARENGANDO AL PUEBLO
CINCO COLONES (Translation: The Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador will pay in cash to the bearer Five Pesos Delgado, accompanied by other heroes, haranguing the people.) |
| 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 Pesos) |
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| Catalog ID | 2738860030 |
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