NOTES and COINS we buy

buy / sell

% fixing

Valid till:

Notes

US$ in circulation from 1 Jan 2001

SVC (colones) 200, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 (1999)                 

 xx / xx %

redeemable

SVC (colones) 200, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 (1997)                 

all older series colones (1934+) should be redeemable

xx / xx %

redeemable ?

Coins

1,2,5,10,25,50 centavos; 1 colone (1947+) 

xx / xx %

redeemable ?

Area

(sq km)

Population (2005)

Language/Ethnicity

Ethnicity / Religion

Life duration

GDP per capita

(world position)

21 040

6 822 377

Spanish

Catholics 83 %

male 67.61

San Salvador 504 500

Nahua

(mestizo 90%,white 9%,amerindan 1%)

female 75.01

2005 : 5 100 (131)

Santa Ana 167 200

SVC 200 (1999)

SVC 100 (1999)

SVC 50 (1999)

SVC 25 (1999)

SVC 10 (1999)

SVC 5 (1999)

SVC 200 (1997)

SVC 100 (1997)

SVC 50 (1997)

SVC 25 (1997)

SVC 10 (1997)

SVC 5 (1997)

colones 100 (1993-96 similar)

colones 100 (1983)

colones 100 (1965)

colones 50 (1979-95 similar)

colones 25 (1996,71-80 similar)

colones 25 (1983)

colones 10 (1996, 71-80 similar)

colones 10 (1988)

colones 10 (1968)

colones 5 (1972-92 similar)

colones 5 (1969)

colones 5 (1964)

colones 5 (1962)

colones 2 (1972-76)

colones 2 (1964)

colone 1 (1974-82)

colones 1 (1971)

colones 1 (1964)

colone 1 (1963)

colones 1 (1956-59)

colones 1 (1947)

1 colon (1989+)

1 colon (1988)

1 colon (1984-85)

50 centavos (1970)

25 centavos (1953+, similar)

10 centavos (1987+, similar)

5 centavos (1987+,similar)

1 centavo (1995)