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5 Centavos
| Issuer | Ecuador |
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| Year | 1942-1944 |
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| Value | 5 Centavos (0.05 ECS) |
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| Obverse description | The Ecuadorian national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a condor with spread wings perched atop an oval shield charged with Mount Chimborazo and a river scene in the base, with a radiant sun above. Two Ecuadorian flags flank the shield on either side, and a laurel branch appears at the base of the device. The circular legend REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR runs along the upper periphery in raised Latin lettering, bordered by a beaded inner rim. The date of issue appears in the lower exergual area beneath the coat of arms. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ecuador's wartime switch to brass for this denomination was a direct consequence of nickel shortages driven by Allied military demand — the same pressure that forced dozens of Latin American mints to reformulate their alloy schedules between 1941 and 1945. The Philadelphia Mint struck these on contract, as Ecuador lacked domestic minting capacity.
The KM#75a designation distinguishes this brass composition from the earlier nickel-alloy predecessor, KM#75.