Katalog
| Emittent | Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador |
|---|---|
| Jahr | 1999 |
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| Nennwert | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Währung | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Material | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Größe | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Form | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Druckerei | Canadian Bank Note Company, Ottawa |
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| Stecher | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Im Umlauf bis | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Referenz(en) | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Vorderseitenbeschreibung | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
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| Vorderseitenlegende | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Rückseitenbeschreibung | An intaglio portrait of Christopher Columbus occupies the left half of the note, executed in purple-violet with fine line engraving and a white ruff collar characteristic of Renaissance-era portraiture. To his right, a vignette of period sailing vessels alludes to the 1492 voyage, set against a light guilloche background. The large numeral '50' appears at the lower right, with the bank title running vertically along the right margin. |
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| Unterschrift(en) | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Sicherheitsmerkmal | Security thread, Watermark |
| Beschreibung der Sicherheitsmerkmale | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Varianten | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Anmerkungen |
El Salvador's 50 Colones note from 1999 came late in the colon's lifespan. The currency was abolished entirely in 2001 when the government passed the Monetary Integration Law, fixing the exchange rate at 8.75 colones to the dollar and authorizing full dollarization. Notes already in circulation were gradually withdrawn, with the Banco Central de Reserva legally obligated to redeem colones indefinitely — though in practice, most had cleared the system within a few years.
The Canadian Bank Note Company had supplied Salvadoran currency for several series by this point, a long-standing relationship that continued through the final colon issues.