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Colón (currency) S. Salvadoran colón; Salvadoran peso; Salvadoran real; U. United States dollar This page was last edited on 29 September 2020, at 23:18 ...
The colón was the currency of El Salvador from 1892 until 2001, when it was replaced by the U.S. dollar during the presidency of Francisco Flores. The colón was subdivided into 100 centavos and its ISO 4217 code was SVC. The plural is "colones" in Spanish and the currency was named after Christopher Columbus, known as Cristóbal Colón in ...
The local name of the currency is used in this list, with the adjectival form of the country or region. ... Salvadoran colón – El Salvador; Continental currency ...
Colón (currency) 13 languages. ... (SVC), used in El Salvador from 1892 until 2001, when it was replaced by the American dollar; Symbol
Colour key and notes Indicates that a given currency is pegged to another currency (details) Italics indicates a state or territory with a low level of international recognition State or territory Currency Symbol [D] or Abbrev. ISO code Fractional unit Number to basic Abkhazia Abkhazian apsar [E] аҧ (none) (none) (none) Russian ruble ₽ RUB Kopeck 100 Afghanistan Afghan afghani ؋ AFN ...
After the dissolution of the Federal Republic of Central America, the country was referred to as the "Republic of Salvador" (República del Salvador), but in 1915, the Legislative Assembly passed a law which officially stated that the country's name should be rendered as the definite form "El Salvador", The Savior, again a reference to Jesus ...
This is a list of alternative names for currency. A currency refers to money in any form when in actual use or circulation as a medium of exchange, especially circulating banknotes and coins. [1] [2] A more general definition is that a currency is a system of money (monetary units) in common use, especially in a nation. [3]
El Salvador 1892 20 Pesos, first year of issue for gold coins. The first decimal Salvadoran coins were issued in 1889. These were copper-nickel 1 and 3 centavos. [1] On August 28, 1892, the Salvadoran mint was established and production of silver and gold coins denominated in centavos and pesos began.