| Issuer | El Salvador |
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| Year | 1942-1951 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5 Colones (5 SVC) |
| Currency | Colón (1892-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 170 × 75 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), United States (1795-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#84 |
| Obverse description | Blue-gray on multicolor underprint. José Matías Delgado and other heroes addressing the public in 1811 in San Salvador (Delgado, acompañado de otros próceres, arengando al pueblo), from painting “Primer Grito de Independencia” by Luis Vergara Ahumada. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR 5 PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR CINCO COLONES DE ACUERDO COM EL ARTÍCULO 39 DE SU LEY CONSTITUTIVA SAN SALVADOR, 2 DE MAYO DE 1951. (Translation: Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador Pay to Bearer Five Colons in according with article 39 of Constitutional Law San Salvador, May 2, 1951.) |
| Reverse description | Green print. Christopher Columbus at center. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR 5 (Translation: Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador) |
| Signature(s) | M. Antonio Rodríguez, Luis Alfaro Durán, R. Arturo Duke `1st type`, Arturo F. Craik, |
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| Numisquare ID | 5361622960 |
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