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25 000 Sucres Quito - capital of culture
| Issuer | Banco Central del Ecuador |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Value | 25 000 Sucres |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Ecuador is prominently displayed in the centre of the field, featuring an oval shield depicting Mount Chimborazo with a steamship on a river, surmounted by a condor with outstretched wings and flanked by four national flags and palm and laurel branches. The circular legend REPÚBLICA DEL ECUADOR arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 25000 SUCRES appears in the lower field below the arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DEL ECUADOR 25000 SUCRES |
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Ecuador dollarized its economy in 2000, abandoning the sucre entirely after a currency crisis that wiped out savings across the country. This coin was struck four years after that collapse — a commemorative issued in a denomination that no longer existed as legal tender, priced for collectors rather than commerce. Quito's designation as an Ibero-American Capital of Culture provided the occasion.