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1 Colon Olocuiltense
| Issuer | Municipalidad de Olocuilta / Mercado Gastronómico de Olocuilta |
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| Size | 155 x 64 mm |
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| Reverse description | Yellow, orange and red graduated underprint with guilloche rosette at lower left. A monochrome photographic vignette of Calle El Calvario, showing pedestrians along a market street, occupies the centre-left. A large chrome-style numeral '1' and a multicolour diamond logo appear at right. |
| Reverse lettering | UN COLÓN OLOCUILTENSE 1 COLÓN CALLE EL CALVARIO, OLOCUILTA EL SALVADOR |
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The Olocuiltense is a municipal complementary currency issued by the Municipalidad de Olocuilta, a small town in La Paz department, El Salvador, primarily to support the Mercado Gastronómico — a pupusa market of genuine regional fame. El Salvador dollarized fully in 2001, leaving municipalities no monetary tools of their own; local scrip of this kind fills a narrow but real economic niche, circulating as a voucher-like instrument redeemable with participating vendors inside the market.
Polymer substrate is unusual at this scale of issuance — most municipal complementary currencies in Central America use paper. The choice likely reflects durability demands in a busy food market environment.