5 Colones, Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador, El Salvador, 1934 (Pick 77)

This 5 Colones note was issued in El Salvador by the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador, dated 1934. 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 77.

Obverse: Olive-green and red on multicolor underprint. Allegorical woman (Agriculture) reclining on bunch of bananas, holding coffee branch, with fruit tree, basket containing pineapples and pumpkin. Its lettering reads “BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL EL SALVADOR / PAGARA AL PORTADOR / CINCO COLONES / DE ACUERDO CON EL ARTICULO 39 DE SU LEY CONSTITUTIVA / SAN SALVADOR 31 DE AGOSTO DE 1934.”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador Pay to Bearer Five Colons in according with article 39 of Constitutional Law San Salvador, August 31, 1934.”.

Reverse: Green print. Christopher Columbus at center. Its lettering reads “BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR / 5”. 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). Signatures recorded for the type: Arturo Bustamante (AB) (Director); Luis Alfaro Durán (LAD) (President); R. Arturo Duke "1st type" (RAD") (Cashier); J. Mauricio Duke (JMD) (Director). 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.