El Salvador 1971 colon

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This centavo was minted for El Salvador in 1971. It is one of a series celebrating the 125th anniversary of Salvadoran independence. The was a twenty-five (KM 143), fifty (KM 144), one hundred (KM 145) and two hundred colones (KM 146) in gold.

Recorded mintage: 21,000, all proofs.

Specification: 0.999 fine silver, 2.3 g.

Catalog reference: KM 141.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1971 200 colones
• 1971 25 colones
• 1971 50 colones
• 1971 100 colones
• 1972 centavo
• Coins and currency dated 1971
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