El Salvador 1963 5 centavos

This 5 centavos was minted for El Salvador 1939-1974. 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: 10,000,000.

Specification: copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM 134.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1959 5 centavos
• 1966 5 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1963
• return to El Salvador