Ecuador 1884-H 1/2 centavo

from the Mountain Groan Collection

After a period of striking reales, pesos and escudos which must be regarded as a failure, Ecuador ceased minting coins in 1862. In 1884, the government tried again, this time with coinage produced on contract by the Heaton mint in Birmingham, England. A new currency conforming to the Latin Monetary Union was introduced, the sucre, with its division the centavo. This type was struck 1884 only at Heaton, England and is rather scarce in nice condition. The only other half centavo issue was in 1909.

Recorded mintage: 600,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM 47.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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