Owner Comments:
El Salvador 1951 10 Centavos (KM #130) - Mintage: 1,000,000
Composition: Copper-Nickel
Weight: 7.0000g
Diameter: 26mm
Struck with Medallic Rotation
REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR (San Francisco - 1921, 1925, 1940, 1951, 1967, 1972, Birmingham - 1968, 1969 )
This coin bears the image of Francisco Morazán, who was Head of State in El Salvador for less than a year from July 13, 1839 to March 18, 1840. This in and of itself would not seem significant, however Francisco Morazán was also the Head of State of Honduras (1827-1830), President of the Central American Federation from 1830-1839, and Head of State of Costa Rica (1842-1842). Morazán became a martyr and a symbol of the Republic of Central America when he was executed on September 15, 1842, for attempting to restore the union. El Salvador was one of the first countries to pay tribute to Morazán, and his image appears on much of their coinage.
This coin was minted by the San Francisco Mint for circulation in El Salvador. As of this revision, it is one of three graded at at this level with none finer by either NGC or PCGS.
Date acquired: 3/26/2013 (already graded by NGC)
Rev. 1/17/2016