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100 Sucres - Galápagos Marine Iguana
| Issuer | Galapagos Islands |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Currency | Sucre |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a Galápagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) rendered in fine engraved detail, accompanied by a stylized Galápagos tortoise and a cartographic representation of the Galápagos Islands archipelago. The denomination 100 SUCRES appears in bold numerals, with the scientific binomial Amblyrhynchus cristatus inscribed below the main vignette. The overall composition employs a naturalist illustrative style consistent with commemorative collector issues. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of Darwin's Arch, the celebrated natural rock formation situated southeast of Darwin Island in the Galápagos archipelago, rendered against a scenic background. A portrait of the naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882) appears to one side, with the denomination 100 SUCRES and a collector's disclaimer legend occupying the lower register. The composition is executed in a commemorative illustrative style appropriate to a non-legal-tender collector's piece. |
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The Galápagos Islands have no independent monetary authority — Ecuador dollarized in 2000 and the islands are a province, not a sovereign territory. A "100 Sucres" note dated 2025 has no legitimate issuing authority behind it; the sucre itself was retired over two decades ago. This is almost certainly a novelty or fantasy piece, produced for the souvenir trade rather than any sanctioned emission.
Catalog it accordingly. It has no place in a serious currency sequence.