El Salvador 1943 25 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This twenty-five centavos was minted for El Salvador 1943-44. It is among the last silver coins issued for circulation there. 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: 0.900 fine silver, 7.5 g, .217 troy oz ASW, 29 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 139.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Robinson, Charles, The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965, San Benito, TX: 1965.
• Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.

Link to:

• 1942 centavo
• 1944 25 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1943
• return to El Salvador