The peso was the currency of El Salvador between 1889 and 1919. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The peso replaced the Central American Republic real at a rate of 8 reales = 1 peso and was replaced by the colón at par. The real was the currency of the Central American Republic from 1824. ... The colón (named after Christopher Columbus, known as Cristóbal Colón in Spanish) is the former currency of El Salvador. ...

The first El Salvadoran decimal coins, issued in 1889, were 1 and 3 centavo denominations. On August 28, 1892, the Salvadoran mint was established and production of silver coins denominated in centavos and pesos began. August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...