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50 Centavos Tránsito Amaguaña
| Issuer | Banco Central del Ecuador |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#138 |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DEL ECUADOR ★★ TRÁNSITO AMAGUAÑA ★★ (Translation: Republic of Ecuador) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Tránsito Amaguaña, born Rosa Elena Tránsito Amaguaña Alba in 1909, spent decades organizing Indigenous Quechua communities in Pichincha province against the huasipungo system — a form of debt peonage that bound laborers to hacienda land. She co-founded the Ecuadorian Federation of Indians in 1944 alongside Dolores Cacuango. Ecuador has honored her on currency before, but the 2023 reissue reflects a broader government push to reassert Indigenous figures within official numismatic output.