Ecuador 1944-Mo 2 sucres

from the Mountain Groan Collection

By 1928, successive devaluations had reduced the sucre from 25 grams of silver to five. A two sucres was minted in Philadelphia and again in 1930. This issue from Mexico City in 1944 was the last silver two sucres. It is common and is accompanied by a silver five sucres of 1943-44 (KM 79).

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

Specification: 10 g, 0.720 fine silver, .231 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 80.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1928 2 sucres
• 1943 5 sucres
• 1944-D 5 centavos
• 1944-Mo 5 sucres
• 1946 sucre
• Coins and currency dated 1944
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