El Salvador
Our catalogue of Banknotes of El Salvador
The colón was the currency of El Salvador between 1892 and 2001, until it was substituted by the U.S. Dollar. It was subdivided into 100 centavos and its ISO 4217 code was SVC. The plural is colones in Spanish and was named after Christopher Columbus, known as Cristóbal Colón in Spanish.
1980 - El Salvador P129b 10 Colones banknote UNC
This individual banknote from El Salvador has a denomination of 10 colones and is associated with th..
1980 - El Salvador P132A 5 Colones banknote UNC
This El Salvador 5 Colones banknote is catalogued as Pick P132A and is associated with the date 19 J..
1983 - El Salvador P134a 5 Colones banknote UNC
This El Salvador 5 Colones banknote is catalogued as Pick P134a and is associated with 1983. The Kra..
1983 - El Salvador P135a 10 Colones banknote UNC
This individual El Salvador banknote is a 10 Colones piece associated with 1983 and catalogued as Pi..
1988 - El Salvador 10 Colones banknote P135b UNC
This El Salvador 10 Colones banknote is catalogued as Pick P135b and associated with the 1988 date e..
1988 - El Salvador P134b 5 Colones banknote UNC
This individual El Salvador 5 Colones banknote is associated with 1988 and catalogued as Pick P134b...
1990 - El Salvador P138a 5 Colones banknote UNC
El Salvador 5 Colones banknote associated with 16 May 1990, catalogued as Pick P138a. This UNC examp..
Frequently asked questions
What periods and denominations are represented in the El Salvador banknote catalog?
This shop’s El Salvador catalog represents colón banknotes dated from 1980 through 1990. The denominations shown are 5 colones and 10 colones, with dated examples from 1980, 1983, 1988 and 1990. The category therefore focuses on a defined selection of later colón issues rather than every Salvadoran banknote or denomination ever issued.
Which Pick catalog references appear in this El Salvador category?
The listed El Salvador banknotes use Pick references P129b, P132A, P134a, P134b, P135a, P135b and P138a. These include two notable reference groups with lettered variants: P134a and P134b for 5 colones, and P135a and P135b for 10 colones. Pick numbers and suffixes provide a more precise way to distinguish catalog entries than denomination alone.
How can I identify an El Salvador banknote from the information in a listing?
Start by matching three details: denomination, date and Pick reference. For example, the catalog identifies a 1983 5-colones note as P134a, while the 1988 5-colones entry is P134b. For 10 colones, the 1983 and 1988 records are P135a and P135b respectively. Checking all three fields helps avoid confusing notes of the same denomination.
How can variant references be used when organizing an El Salvador collection?
Variant suffixes can be recorded alongside the main Pick number. In this shop’s catalog, P134a and P134b form a 5-colones pair dated 1983 and 1988, while P135a and P135b form a 10-colones pair with the same respective dates. Collectors can organize these by denomination, year or reference sequence, while retaining the suffix because it identifies the specific cataloged variant.
What should a buyer check before selecting an El Salvador banknote?
Compare the listing’s denomination, date, Pick reference and stated grade. The supplied records describe the represented notes as UNC, but buyers should still use the exact product title and model reference to identify the intended issue. Similar references should not be treated as interchangeable: P134a differs from P134b, just as P135a differs from P135b. Product status should be confirmed on the relevant listing page.
What chronological pattern appears among the 5-colones notes in the catalog?
The 5-colones entries provide a useful reference progression across the represented dates: P132A is dated 1980, P134a is dated 1983, P134b is dated 1988 and P138a is dated 1990. This sequence can help collectors browse the shop’s El Salvador category by year while also observing how the Pick references and variant suffixes distinguish the cataloged notes.