Catalog
10 Centavos
| Issuer | Ecuador |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| In circulation to | 9 October 2000 |
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| Obverse description | The Ecuadorian national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a condor with spread wings perched atop an oval shield that bears a coastal scene with a steamship on the sea and the snow-capped volcano Chimborazo in the background, surmounted by a radiant sun. The shield is flanked by four national flags and supported by crossed fasces and a cornucopia on each side. The curved legend REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR runs along the upper periphery, and the date 1919 appears in the lower exergue. A fine beaded border encircles the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR 1919 (Translation: Republic of Ecuador) |
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Ecuador contracted its minor coinage to the Philadelphia Mint during this period, a common arrangement for smaller Latin American republics that lacked domestic minting infrastructure. The 1919 date falls during a stretch of relative political stability under the Liberal governments that had dominated Ecuadorian politics since the 1895 revolution, though chronic fiscal instability kept coin production irregular throughout the decade.