El Salvador 1913-H 3 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This centavo was minted at the Heaton mint for El Salvador in 1913. This odd denomination was intended to displace the predecimal quarter reales still circulating in remote parts. On the obverse of the coin is the image of Francisco Morazán, who defeated Guatemalan attempts to conquer Central America, thereby establishing Salvadoran independence.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: copper-nickel, 3.3 g, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 127.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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• 1911 5 centavos
• 1911 10 centavos
• 1914 5 centavos
• 1915 3 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1913
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