Ecuadorian centavo coins were introduced in 2000 when Ecuador converted its currency from the sucre to the U.S. dollar.[1] The coins are in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 centavos and are identical in size and value to their U.S. cent counterparts (although the U.S. 50-cent piece is rarely used.) They circulate within Ecuador alongside coins and banknotes from the USA.[1] Although U.S. $1 coins are rarely used domestically, they are commonly used in Ecuador. Ecuador does not issue any banknotes, relying on U.S. issues.
Description [edit]
Ecuadorian centavos bear the numeric value along with the value spelled out in Spanish, and the legend of the Banco Central del Ecuador; the reverse is printed with the portrait and name of a notable Ecuadorian, the legend "República del Ecuador" and the country's Coat of Arms. The exception is the one-cent coin, which rather than bearing a portrait, is printed with a map of the Americas and bears the legend "Ecuador, Luz de América" ("Ecuador, Light of America"). Coins bear the date Año 20xx, beginning in 2000; the largest proportion of coins in circulation are from the 2000 minting. With the exception of the one-cent coin, the coins are silver-colored; the "un centavo" coin is generally brass in color although a few were struck in copper color (unlike most other pennies, whose similar coins are of copper). The coins are minted by the Royal Canadian Mint[2] and the Casa de Moneda de Mexico.[3]
Gallery [edit]
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Diez (10) centavos, Notable Writer and Lawyer, and father of Ecuadorian Journalism Eugenio Espejo. |
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Un (1) centavo, map of the Americas and the legend "Ecuador, Luz de América".
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References [edit]
- ^ a b Behnke, Alison (2008). Ecuador in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 68. ISBN 0822585731.
- ^ Foreign coins struck by the Royal canadian mint : Ecuador; consulted on March 2011
- ^ (Spanish) México acuñará monedas fraccionarias de dólar para Ecuador; Noticias de Yahoo; consulted on March 2011
