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20 Sucres
| Issuer | Ecuador |
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| Year | 1988-1991 |
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| In circulation to | 9 October 2000 |
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| Reverse description | The numeral '20' in large relief dominates the upper portion of the field, accompanied by the denomination legend SUCRES below it. A representation of the Mitad del Mundo monument, the equatorial monument located near Quito, is depicted in the central field. Braille notation indicating the denomination is incorporated into the design, serving as an accessibility feature. The overall composition is clean and modern, with the design elements arranged symmetrically within a plain border. |
| Reverse script | Latin, Braille |
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Ecuador's sucre had been losing ground to inflation throughout the 1980s, and by the time this denomination was introduced, 20 sucres represented a fraction of what a single sucre had bought a decade earlier. The switch to nickel clad steel from more expensive alloys was a direct response to the coin's shrinking purchasing power — metal costs were threatening to exceed face value.
The sucre itself would not survive the following decade. Ecuador dollarized completely in 2000, retiring the entire currency after a catastrophic banking crisis wiped out much of the country's savings.