1 Centavo

Features

Issuer	El Salvador
Ruling authority	Republic (1841-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1942-1972 (1943-1973)
Value	1 Centavo (0.01 SVC)
Currency	Colón (1892-date)
Composition	Brass (95% Copper, 5% Zinc)
Weight	2.5 g
Diameter	16 mm
Thickness	1.70 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	1 January 2001
Number	N# 2517
References	KM# 135.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).

Obverse

Bust of Francisco Morazán left, legend at top and date at bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR
1956

Translation: Republic of El Salvador

Reverse

Value within wreath

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1
CENTAVO

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
	United States Mint of Denver, United States (1906-date)
	United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
	United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)

Comments

Despite being listed as Bronze in the "Standard Catalog of World Coins," offical Mint records state that this type is made of Copper and Zinc.

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1942 (1943)	5 000 000						Philadelphia Mint; Struck in 1943	5%
1943	5 000 000	$ 0.23					San Francisco Mint	3%
1945	5 000 000		$ 1.10				Philadelphia Mint	5%
1947	5 000 000		$ 1.20				San Francisco Mint	4%
1951	10 000 000		$ 1.10				San Francisco Mint	7%
1952 (1953)	10 000 000	$ 0.74	$ 0.74	$ 0.74			San Francisco Mint; Struck in 1953	8%
1956 (1957)	10 000 000	$ 0.59	$ 0.59	$ 0.59	$ 0.66	$ 0.99	San Francisco Mint; Struck in 1957	29%
1966	5 000 000		$ 0.54	$ 0.54	$ 0.54	$ 1.20	British Royal Mint	9%
1968	5 000 000		$ 0.58	$ 0.91	$ 0.91	$ 0.91	Denver Mint	7%
1969	5 000 000			$ 0.77			Denver Mint	6%
1972 (1973)	20 000 000	$ 0.29	$ 0.29	$ 0.70	$ 0.74	$ 1.00	San Francisco Mint; Struck in 1973	58%

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