El Salvador 1967 5 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This five centavos was minted for El Salvador 1939-1974. This date is a product of the San Francisco mint, which also minted this type in 1951 and 1972. 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: 5 g, copper-nickel, 23 mm diameter.

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:

• 1968 centavo
• 1966 5 centavos
• 1967 10 centavos
• 1970 50 centavos
• 1974 5 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1967
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