After the collapse of the Central American Federation in 1838, the former states of the federation had no problem minting coins; except for El Salvador. Due to politics and financial strains, El Salvador, relied heavily on foreign coins and estate tokens. It took the nation over 50 years for it to finally establish a mint and the colon coin. However, it took a matter of months for the entire financial system to be replaced with the dollar in 2001. The Numismatic History of El Salvador not only catalogs all coins minted by the state, but tells the story of the nation all the way to the 21st...
After the collapse of the Central American Federation in 1838, the former states of the federation had no problem minting coins; except for El Salvado...
The short lived Central American Federation produce some of the finest known silver and gold coins in the history of Latin America. Although, the union between the states failed, the limited number of coins produce have become legendary in the numismatic community. Now for the first time, "The Coins of the Central American Federation" presents a brief, but detail history of the federation and her coins.
The short lived Central American Federation produce some of the finest known silver and gold coins in the history of Latin America. Although, the unio...
