100 Colones, Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador, El Salvador, 1942–1954 (Pick 86)

This 100 Colones note was issued in El Salvador by the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador, with dates recorded from 1942–1954. It belongs to the Colón (1892-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1841-date). It measures 170 × 75 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 86.

Obverse: Independence Monument. Its lettering reads “BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL EL SALVADOR / PAGARA AL PORTADOR / 100 CIEN COLONES 100 / DE ACUERDO CAON EL ARTICULO 39 DE SU LEY CONSTITUTIVA / SAN SALVADOR”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador Pay to Bearer One Hundred Colones In accordance with Article 39 of its Constitutive Law San Salvador”. Reverse: Christopher Columbus. Its lettering reads “BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR / 100”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador”.

The note was printed by American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), United States (1795-date). Demonetized: 1 January 2001. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.