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20 Centavos
| Issuer | Western Department |
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| Year | 1874-1878 |
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| Value | 20 Centavos (0.20) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | R PARAGUAY ✰ |
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The Western Department (Departamento del Occidente) operated as a semi-autonomous issuing authority in El Salvador during the 1870s, a period when the central government lacked the infrastructure to supply adequate small change to the country's western provinces. These copper pieces filled a genuine transactional void in local commerce, functioning essentially as emergency provincial currency rather than nationally sanctioned coinage.
The CJ#5.2 designation suggests a recognized die variant within the series — collectors working this material closely distinguish between at least two documented die states.