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2 Sucres
| Issuer | Banco del Ecuador |
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| Year | 1897 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in brown and black tones, centred on a large intaglio vignette of a seated classical female figure resting beside a chest, with sailing ships on the sea in the background. The bank title BANCO DEL ECUADOR arches across the top in bold letterpress, flanked by the numeral 2 in large ornate counters at each corner, with intricate guilloche underprint framing the entire face. The lower centre bears the panel VALE DOS SUCRES, with the place and date inscription GUAYAQUIL, DICIEMBRE 19 DE 1897, and a red SPECIMEN overprint across the signature area. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in green, with a complex symmetrical guilloche pattern of interlocking rosettes and lathe-work filling the entire field. The bank name BANCO DEL ECUADOR GUAYAQUIL is lettered in white relief at the centre, flanked by the numeral 2 in white on each side, with the printer's imprint American Bank Note Co. New York in small text at the lower centre. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DEL ECUADOR GUAYAQUIL American Bank Note Co. New York |
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