1896 LIMA F Ecuadorian Silver Sucre (Heaton)

Obverse
1896 LIMA F Ecuadorian Silver Sucre (Heaton) (Obverse)

Reverse
1896 LIMA F Ecuadorian Silver Sucre (Heaton) (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Ecuador 
Period:  Republic 
Face value:  1 Sucre 
Dates:  From 1884 to 1897 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Head of Antonio José de Sucre facing left 
Legend:  REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR 
 
Reverse:  Flag draped arms 
Legend:  GRAM.25 UN SUCRE LEI 0.900 
 
Edge:  Inscription: DIOS ORDEN LIBERTAD 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Juan Torrico y Mesa, José Agustín Figueroa 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 53 

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: 
1896 LIMA F 
Mint:  Lima 
Mintage:  148,000 
Scarcity: 
 (URS19)
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 53.3 minted in Lima (Peru). 

Specifications
Total Weight:  25.0000g (0.80 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9000 
Silver Content:  22.50g (0.72 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $29.34 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  37.00mm 

Description

Varieties:

  • KM# 53.1 (1884-1895) minted at Heaton and Sons, Birmingham (UK).
  • KM# 53.2 (1888-1889) minted in Santiago (Chile).
  • KM# 53.3 (1890-1897) minted in Lima (Peru).

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1896 LIMA F 148,000 $32.00 $40.00 $60 $83 $120
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