Catalog
1.000 Sucres
| Issuer | Banco Central del Ecuador |
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| Year | 1944-1967 |
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| Currency | Sucre (1884-2000) |
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| Obverse description | The centre vignette presents an allegorical female figure seated atop a globe, rendered in fine intaglio engraving against a vignette of a city skyline; guilloche rosettes and lathe-work panels in olive-green and brown frame the composition on all four corners, each bearing the numeral '1000'. The bank title 'EL BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR' is inscribed across the top in letterpress, with the place of issue 'Quito' at the left margin and the denomination legend 'UN MIL SUCRES' displayed below the central vignette. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark brown intaglio throughout, centred on the Ecuadorian national coat of arms within an elaborate guilloche medallion, flanked symmetrically by the numeral '1000' in large counters. Intricate lathe-work borders and ornamental corner flourishes surround the design, with a ribbon cartouche at the top reading 'UN MIL SUCRES'. The issuer's name 'BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR' is inscribed along the lower border in a serif letterpress band. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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