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| − | 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. By 1928 | + | 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. By 1928, successive devaluations had reduced the sucre from 25 grams of silver to five. This two sucres was minted in Philadelphia and again in 1930. An issue from Mexico City in 1944 was the last silver two sucres. The type is not common but reasonably available in circulated condition. The 1928 issue included [[Ecuador 1928 centavo|one]], [[Ecuador 1928 2-1/2 centavos|2½]], five, [[Ecuador 1928 10 centavos|ten]] and [[Ecuador 1928 50 centavos|fifty centavos]] and [[Ecuador 1928 sucre|one]] and two sucres. The 1930 issue included [[Ecuador 1930 50 centavos|a fifty centavos]] |
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''Specification:'' 10 g, 0.720 fine silver, .231 troy oz ASW. | ''Specification:'' 10 g, 0.720 fine silver, .231 troy oz ASW. | ||
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* [[Ecuador 1928 condor|1928 condor]] | * [[Ecuador 1928 condor|1928 condor]] | ||
* [[Ecuador 1930 50 centavos|1930 50 centavos]] | * [[Ecuador 1930 50 centavos|1930 50 centavos]] | ||
| + | * [[Ecuador 1930 sucre|1930 sucre]] | ||
* [[Ecuador 1944-Mo 2 sucres|1944 2 sucres]] | * [[Ecuador 1944-Mo 2 sucres|1944 2 sucres]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1930]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1930]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:30, 27 March 2025
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. By 1928, successive devaluations had reduced the sucre from 25 grams of silver to five. This two sucres was minted in Philadelphia and again in 1930. An issue from Mexico City in 1944 was the last silver two sucres. The type is not common but reasonably available in circulated condition. The 1928 issue included one, 2½, five, ten and fifty centavos and one and two sucres. The 1930 issue included a fifty centavos
Recorded mintage: 100,000.
Specification: 10 g, 0.720 fine silver, .231 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 73.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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