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5 Sucres
| Issuer | Ecuador |
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| Year | 1943-1944 |
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| Value | 5 Sucres (5 ECS) |
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| Obverse lettering | GRAM . 25 · CINCO SUCRES · LEY 0.720 MO MEXICO (Translation: 25 g Five sucres Fineness 0.720 Mexico Mint) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Additional information |
Ecuador's wartime silver coinage of this period was struck at the Philadelphia Mint under contract — domestic minting capacity was insufficient, and the U.S. facility handled several Latin American commissions during the early 1940s. The .720 fineness reflects a deliberate reduction from earlier fine silver standards, a concession to wartime metal pressures that affected silver coinage across the Western Hemisphere.
The 1944 date is considerably scarcer than 1943 in surviving populations, a disparity that likely traces to a smaller authorized striking order rather than attrition.