Catalog
5 Centavos
| Issuer | Ecuador |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '5' is positioned in the upper central field, with the word CENTAVOS inscribed beneath in bold capital letters. The denomination is framed on both sides by laurel branches that meet at the top and are tied at the base with a ribbon bow. The design is clean and uncluttered, with the milled border running around the full periphery. |
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Ecuador contracted this issue to the Philadelphia Mint, one of several foreign minting arrangements the country relied on through the early twentieth century due to the absence of a functioning domestic mint. The 1919 date falls during a period of significant political instability following the Liberal Revolution's long aftermath, with coastal banking interests still heavily influencing monetary policy from Guayaquil.