Catalog
5 Sucres
| Issuer | Banco Central del Ecuador |
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| Year | 1956-1973 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio on multicolour underprint. At centre, an oval vignette with a portrait of Antonio José de Sucre in military uniform, flanked on either side by large numeral '5' rosettes with guilloche patterns. Serial numbers and series letters printed in red at upper left and upper right. The issuer's title appears across the top, with 'SOCIEDAD ANONIMA' below, and 'CINCO SUCRES' in a solid band at the foot of the note; the imprint of the American Bank Note Company runs along the bottom margin. |
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| Reverse description | Coat of arms of Ecuador centred on the note, rendered without flagpoles beneath the shield, set against a multicolour guilloche underprint with ornamental lathe-work borders. |
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The Banco Central del Ecuador relied on the American Bank Note Company for most of its mid-century issues, and this long-running series reflects that relationship — P#100 was printed continuously across nearly two decades, which means the design itself outlasted several significant political transitions in Quito without modification. ABNC plates of this period were engineered for longevity, and the consistency between early 1956 examples and late 1973 printings is often striking.
Serial number prefix changes across the print run are the most reliable way to distinguish early from late issues within the series.