Ecuador 1917 5 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Silver medio decimos (= five centavos) were produced at Heaton 1884-86 and 1915, and at Lima, Peru, 1893-1912. This copper-nickel five centavos was contracted in 1917-18 as a substitute for the silver half decimo, which was last struck in 1915. This type was issued again in 1919.

Recorded mintage: 1,200,000.

Specification: copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM 60.2.

Source:

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

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