1899/7 LIMA Ecuadorian Silver Half Tenth

Obverse

Reverse

Type Details

Country:  Ecuador 
Period:  Republic 
Face value:  5 Centavos 
Dates:  From 1893 to 1915 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Head of Antonio José de Sucre facing left 
Legend:  REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR 
 
Reverse:  Flag draped arms 
Legend:  G.1.250 1/2 D.DE SUCRE 0.9 LIMA/BIRMm 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Juan Torrico y Mesa, José Agustín Figueroa, Francisco Gamarra 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 55 

Currency

Unit:  Ecuadorian Sucre 
System:  Decimal 
 
Fractions:  10 Centavos = 1 Decimo
10 Decimos = 1 Sucre
25 Sucres = 1 Condor
 
Mint Marks: 
BIRMm, Birmingham, H, HEATON - Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, England
D - US Mint, Denver, Colorado, United States
HF - Huguenin, Le Locle, Switzerland
LIMA - Lima, Peru
Mo - Casa de Moneda de México, Mexico City, Mexico
PHILA, PHILA.U.S.A., PHILADELPHIA - US Mint, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
SANTIAGO - Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile

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Issue

Year: 
1899/7 LIMA 
Mint:  Lima 
Mintage:  560,000 (incl. previous) 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 55.1 minted in Lima (Peru). 

Specifications

Total Weight:  1.2500g (0.04 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9000 
Silver Content:  1.13g (0.04 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $1.47 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  15.00mm 
Thickness:  0.90mm 

Description

Varieties:

  • KM# 55.1 (1893-1912) minted in Lima (Peru).
  • KM# 55.2 (1915) minted at Heaton and Sons (Birmingham, UK).

Value Range

Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1899/7 LIMA 560,000 $2.80 $4.00 $6.00 $13.00 $22.50 $41.00
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