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4 Reales
| Issuer | Ecuador |
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| Year | 1855-1857 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Mintage | 1855 GJ - - 1857 GJ - - |
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Ecuador's 4 reales of this period were struck at the Quito mint under chronic production difficulties — the facility struggled with inconsistent silver supply and unreliable local assayers throughout the 1850s, contributing to the notoriously uneven alloy fineness found across surviving examples. The .666 fineness itself was a deliberate reduction from earlier colonial standards, adopted as the young republic struggled to retain enough silver domestically while servicing foreign debt obligations.
KM#37 is known with multiple die pairings across its short run, and pieces from 1855 frequently show irregular edge treatment attributable to a worn collar press that was not replaced until 1856.