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2 Centavos
| Issuer | Republic of Ecuador |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the denomination inscription DOS CENTAVOS in two lines at the centre of the field, set within a symmetrical wreath of laurel branches that rise from a tied bow at the base and meet at the top. The lettering is bold and evenly spaced, occupying the central register of the design. The wreath is finely rendered with individual leaves clearly delineated, lending an elegant frame to the denomination. The milled dentil border encircles the entire design, consistent with the obverse treatment. |
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| Mint | Heaton and Sons, Birmingham |
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Ecuador's 2 centavos coinage of this period was produced at the Philadelphia Mint under contract — a common arrangement for smaller Latin American republics that lacked domestic minting infrastructure. The 1909 date falls within a period of relative monetary stability following Ecuador's adoption of the gold sucre standard in 1898, though subsidiary coinage like this continued circulating well past its useful life in rural highland markets.