El Salvador 1981 centavo

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This centavo was minted for El Salvador in 1981. The SCWC attributes this amateurish effort to the Guatemala City Mint, which may be a private operation. On the obverse of the coin is the image of Francisco Morazán, who defeated Guatemalan attempts to conquer Central America, thereby securing Salvadoran independence.

Recorded mintage: 50,000,000.

Specification: brass, 2.5 g, 15 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 135.2a.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1977 centavo
• 1989 centavo
• Coins and currency dated 1981
• return to El Salvador