Catalog
2 Sucres
| Issuer | Ecuador |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Value | 2 Sucres (2 ECS) |
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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 features Mount Chimborazo, a steamship on a river, and a radiant sun above. The shield is flanked by four national flags and laurel and palm branches, with fasces and a cornucopia crossed below. The circular legend 'REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR' arcs along the upper periphery, while the date '1973' appears in the lower exergue. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Reverse lettering | DOS SUCRES 2 2 |
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Ecuador's sucre coinage of the early 1970s was minted against a backdrop of significant fiscal pressure — the country had only just begun exporting petroleum in 1972, and the windfall revenues had yet to stabilize an economy long dependent on banana and cacao exports. The 2 sucres denomination saw relatively heavy circulation through this transitional period, which makes problem-free survivors more elusive than mintage figures alone would suggest.