25 Colones

Features

Issuer El Salvador
Issuing bank Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador (Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador)
Period Republic (1841-date)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1997-1998
Value 25 Colones (25 SVC)
Currency Colón (1892-date)
Composition Paper
Size 156 × 67 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized 1 January 2001
Number
N#
270976
References P# 149
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

San Andrés pyramid

Script: Latin

Lettering:
EL BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA
DE EL SALVADOR

PAGARA EN EFECTIVO AL PORTADOR

SAN SALVADOR

Pirámide de San Andrés

VEINTICINCO COLONES

Translation:
THE CENTRAL RESERVE BANK OF EL SALVADOR

PAY CASH TO THE CARRIER

SAN SALVADOR

San Andrés Pyramid

TWENTY-FIVE COLONES

Reverse

Christopher Columbus

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE
EL SALVADOR

CRISTOBAL COLON

VEINTICINCO COLONES

Translation:
CENTRAL RESERVE BANK OF EL SALVADOR

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

TWENTY-FIVE COLONES

Watermark

Christopher Colombus

25 Colones -  obverse

© Griffin S (CC BY-NC)

Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

Comments

For a later note dated 1999, see P#155.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1997-Apr-18  35% P#149a: dated 04/18/1997 on obverse
1997-Apr-18  0% P#149c: Specimen overprint "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" once on each side
1998-Mar-02  65% P#149b: dated 03/02/1998 on obverse

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Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 25 ColonesPicture 1 of a sold 25 Colones
Katz
Auction 97
Lot 2097
Internet Archive
7 Oct 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 125.38
(EUR 116.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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