50 Colones Pattern

Pattern issues from El Salvador in the early 1970s were typically produced to test proposed denominations or designs before an official minting decision was reached — and in many cases, the decision was never made. A 50 Colones circulating coin was never adopted, making this piece a dead-end proposal rather than a precursor to anything. Gold-plated brass was a common choice for presentation patterns of this period, allowing official samples to circulate among decision-makers with the visual weight of a gold coin at a fraction of the cost.