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1 Sucre Amantes de Sumpa
| Issuer | Banco Central del Ecuador |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Currency | Sucre (1884-2000) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the national coat of arms of Ecuador, featuring Mount Chimborazo, a steamship on the river, and the sun above in an oval frame surmounted by a condor with spread wings. The arms are flanked by four national flags and palm and laurel branches at the base. The legend REPÚBLICA DEL ECUADOR arcs above in the upper field, with the date 2015 in the lower exergue. Additional coats of arms of participating nations from the 10th commemorative series appear around the periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DEL ECUADOR 2015 (Translation: Republic of Ecuador 2015) |
| Reverse description | Central design features the skeletal remains of the Amantes de Sumpa (Sumpa Lovers), a celebrated Preceramic-period double burial discovered at the Las Vegas archaeological site on the Santa Elena Peninsula. The inscription RAICES CULTURALES arcs across the upper field as a series legend. Below the skeletal motif, the left field carries a descriptive caption identifying the site and date range, while the right field bears the precise geographic coordinates of the find site. The denomination UN SUCRE appears in the lower field. |
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