1891 SANTIAGO DT Ecuadorian Silver Two Tenths

Obverse
1891 SANTIAGO DT Ecuadorian Silver Two Tenths (Obverse)

Reverse
1891 SANTIAGO DT Ecuadorian Silver Two Tenths (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Ecuador 
Period:  Republic 
Face value:  2 Decimos 
Dates:  From 1884 to 1916 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Head of Antonio José de Sucre facing left 
Legend:  REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR 
 
Reverse:  Flag draped arms 
Legend:  G.5 DOS DECIMOS DE SUCRE 0.900 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Juan Torrico y Mesa, José Agustín Figueroa, Francisco Gamarra 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 51 

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: 
1891 SANTIAGO DT 
Mint:  Santiago 
Mintage:  230,000 
Scarcity: 
 (URS19)
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 51.2 minted in Santiago (Chile). 

Specifications
Total Weight:  5.0000g (0.16 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9000 
Silver Content:  4.50g (0.14 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $5.87 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  23.20mm 
Thickness:  1.50mm 

Description

Varieties:

  • KM# 51.1 (1884-1890) minted at Heaton and Sons, Birmingham (UK).
  • KM# 51.2 (1889-1891) minted in Santiago (Chile).
  • KM# 51.3 (1889-1915) minted in Lima (Peru).
  • KM# 51.4 (1895-1916) minted in Philadelphia (USA).

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1891 SANTIAGO DT 230,000 $5.80 $8.00 $14.00 $19.00 $28.50 $44.00
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