A brown pelican A land tortoise and a marine iguana are shown in the background. Flowering branches of Tournefortia pubescens, a plant endemic to the Galapagos, adorn the right-hand side. Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt: A Latin quotation meaning `Fate guides the one who accepts, drags the one who refuses`.
Reverse description
A large bird, the winged cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi), the emblematic species of the Galapagos, occupies most of the visual. A large dragonfly is superimposed; a purple medallion shows the portrait of a bearded man, probably a historical figure or naturalist linked to the Galapagos.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering
Galápagos
Islands
SERIA AA
5000
Islas
Galápagos
CINCO MIL
NUEVOS SUCRES
GERENTE GENERAL
SERIA AA
GALAPAGOS
CENTRAL BANK
BANCO CENTRAL
GALAPAGOS
Ducunt volentem fata,
nolentem trahunt
7 April
2021
Tournefortia
pubescens
Reverse lettering
Islas
Galápagos
5000
GIBC
5000
CINCO MIL NUEVOS SUCRES
5000
Galápagos
Islands
