El Salvador 1940 centavo

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This centavo was minted at Philadelphia for El Salvador in 1940. 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.

Specification: copper-nickel, 2.5 g, 15 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 133.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1926 centavo
• 1943 25 centavos
• 1942 centavo
• Coins and currency dated 1940
• return to El Salvador