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1 Sucre Massacre of the Fathers of Independence
| Issuer | Ecuador |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The full Ecuadorian national coat of arms occupies the central field, featuring an oval shield depicting Mount Chimborazo, a river, and a steamship, surmounted by a condor with spread wings and flanked by four national flags and fasces with axes. The circular legend REPÚBLICA DEL ECUADOR arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination UN SUCRE appears in the lower field. The silver fineness indication LEI 0.999 is inscribed to the lower right, adjacent to the shield. The design is rendered in high-relief proof style against a deeply mirrored field. |
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| Reverse lettering | BICENTENARIO DE LA MASACRE DE LOS PRÓCERES 2 DE AGOSTO 1810 2010 |
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The "Massacre of the Fathers of Independence" commemorates the events of August 2, 1810, when Spanish royalist forces killed a group of Quito patriots imprisoned following the failed autonomist junta of 1809. The crackdown, carried out by troops under the command of the Count Ruiz de Castilla, became a galvanizing atrocity in the memory of Ecuadorian independence — the date is now observed as a national holiday in Quito.
Issued two centuries after the killings, this is part of Ecuador's broader commemorative program marking the bicentennial of its independence movement.