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50 Sucres
| Issuer | Banco Central del Ecuador |
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| Year | 1968-1976 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR SOCIEDAD ANONIMA CINCUENTA SUCRES QUITO GERENTE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTE DE BANCOS AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
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| Protection description | Watermark in the paper, visible when held to light. |
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The Banco Central del Ecuador relied on the American Bank Note Company for much of its mid-century production, and this 50 Sucres issue falls squarely within that long relationship. ABNC's intaglio printing gave Ecuadorian notes of this period their characteristic tactile quality — something that distinguished them from the flat lithographic work coming out of cheaper alternatives at the time.
The eight-year span covering this issue, 1968 to 1976, brackets a period of significant economic shift for Ecuador: commercial oil exports began in 1972, transforming government revenues and fueling inflation that would eventually push the 50 Sucres denomination toward obsolescence within two decades.