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50 Colones

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Issuer El Salvador
Issuing bank Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador (Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador)
Period Republic (1841-date)
Type Standard circulation banknotes
Year 1996
Value 50 Colones (50 SVC)
Currency Colón (1892-date)
Composition Paper
Size 156 × 67 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized 1 January 2001
Number
N#
534530
References P# 145
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

Series: 09.02.1996 "Printer CBNC" Issue

Obverse

Buste of Capitan General Gerardo Barrios on the right 3/4 facing left, palace in background and statue 2/3 on the left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
EL BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA
DE EL SALVADOR
SAN SALVADOR
9 DE FEBRERO DE 1996
PAGARÁ EN EFECTIVO AL PORTADOR
CINCUENTA
COLONES

Translation:
The Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador
San Salvador, February 9, 1996
Will pay to bearer in cash
Fifty Colons

Reverse

Buste of Cristobal Colon in the middle facing to left front with 3 sailing ships at left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
EL BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR
50
CINCUENTA COLONES

Translation:
The Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador
Fifty Colons

Watermark

Buste of Cristobal Colon

Signatures

Mauricio Gallardo (MG) Director
Roberto Orellana Milla (ROM) President

Printer

Canadian Bank Note Company, Canada (1897-date)

Comments

For similar note, printed on Thomas de La Rue and minor differences on reverse, see P#143.

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Date Signatures VG F VF XF AU UNC
1996-Feb-09  MG, ROM Series: YK-YO

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