Catalog
20 Sucres
| Issuer | Banco Central del Ecuador |
|---|---|
| Year | 1950-1960 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 20 Sucres (20 ECS) |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | At center, a detailed intaglio vignette of the façade of the Compañía de Jesús church in Quito, captioned below the image. Large numeral "20" medallions with guilloche underprint in olive-green tones flank the central vignette on either side. The issuer's title "BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR" arches across the top with "SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA" beneath, while three manuscript signature lines at the bottom carry the printed titles Gerente General, Superintendente de Bancos, and Vocal, with series letters and date below. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA VEINTE SUCRES COMPAÑÍA DE JESUS - QUITO GERENTE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTE DE BANCOS VOCAL SERIE JF Nvbre. 25 de 1958 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY (Translation: CENTRAL BANK OF ECUADOR / CORPORATION / TWENTY SUCRES / SOCIETY OF JESUS - QUITO / GENERAL MANAGER / SUPERINTENDENT OF BANKS / MEMBER) |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
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.