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20 Sucres
| Issuer | Banco Central del Ecuador |
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| Year | 1950-1960 |
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| Currency | Sucre (1884-2000) |
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| Reverse description | The Ecuadorian national coat of arms occupies the center in fine intaglio engraving, with Mount Chimborazo and a steamship set within an oval cartouche surmounted by a condor with outstretched wings and supported by flanking figures, all rendered against a golden-brown guilloche background. Denomination numerals "20" are placed in each corner, with the word "VEINTE" repeated at lower left and right. The issuer's name spans the top in bold lettering, and "VEINTE SUCRES" is inscribed at bottom center above the printer's imprint. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR VEINTE VEINTE SUCRES 20 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY (Translation: CENTRAL BANK OF ECUADOR / TWENTY / TWENTY SUCRES) |
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The Banco Central del Ecuador relied heavily on the American Bank Note Company throughout the mid-twentieth century, a relationship that made New York effectively the production hub for Ecuador's paper currency during this period. ABNC's intaglio printing was the prestige standard for Latin American central banks at the time, and Ecuador was far from alone in outsourcing to them — but the dependency also meant that political or logistical disruptions in New York could delay a nation's money supply.
Pick 102 spans a full decade of issue, meaning individual specimens can vary in signature combinations, series letters, and control number ranges — differences that matter considerably to specialists narrowing down a precise date within the issue window.