Owner Comments:
El Salvador 1944 5 Centavos (KM #134a) - Mintage: 5,000,000
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 only two graded at at this level by NGC with none finer by either NGC or PCGS.
Date acquired: 12/23/2017 (raw coin)
Date graded: 8/19/2022 (self submitted to NGC)
Rev. 10/22/2022