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5 Colones
| Issuer | Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador |
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| Year | 1955-1959 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR DE ACUERDO COM EL ARTÍCULO 39 DE SU LEY CONSTITUTIVA 5 CINCO COLONES SAN SALVADOR 25 DE ENERO DE 1957 (Translation: Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador Pay to Bearer Five Colons in according with article 39 of Constitutional Law San Salvador, January 25, 1957.) |
| Reverse description | Printed in green. A finely engraved intaglio portrait of Christopher Columbus (labelled CRISTOBAL COLON) is set within a circular guilloche medallion at centre. Large numeral 5 vignettes appear at left and right, flanked by ornate scrollwork and lathe-work borders, with the bank title arched across the top and the denomination legend across the bottom. The printer's imprint appears at the foot of the note. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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