{"product_id":"ecuador-5-sucres-unc","title":"Ecuador P113d(2) Ser IB 5 Sucres 1988 UNC—The Man They Named The Money After","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of Ecuador's most enduring banknotes, the 5 Sucres honors the liberator whose name the currency itself bears — a fitting tribute to the man who helped free South America from Spanish rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black on multicolor underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePortrait:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antonio_Jos%C3%A9_de_Sucre\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAntonio José de Sucre\u003c\/a\u003e at center\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR\" on top, \"SOCIEDAD ANONIMA\" below\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFace value:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"CINCO SUCRES\" in letters below portrait; numeral \"5\" on sides and all four corners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Varies by series and date (see Varieties below)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red on white\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoat of arms\u003c\/strong\u003e of Ecuador at center\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR\" on top\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFace value:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"CINCO SUCRES\" below coat of arms; \"5\" numerals on sides and corners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP-108a \/ P-108b (1975–1983) — printed by American Banknote Corporation, USA; size 155 × 66 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP-113a \/ P-113b \/ P-113c \/ P-113d (1958–1988) — printed by De La Rue, London; size 156 × 67 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis note: P-113d (2) 22 November 1988, 2nd signature variety: \u003cspan\u003eSignatures: José Morillo Batlle \/ Gonzalo Córdova Galarza \/ José Luis Alvarez.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSeries IB.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pick P-108, P-113; Numista N#202419 (P-108), N#204253 (P-113)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 155–156 × 66–67 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central Bank of Ecuador (Banco Central del Ecuador)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e American Banknote Corporation (P-108) or De La Rue, London (P-113)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDemonetized\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 March 2001\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sucre (1884–2000)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Man the Money Was Named After\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antonio_Jos%C3%A9_de_Sucre\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAntonio José de Sucre\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e1795–1830\u003c\/strong\u003e) was one of the most brilliant military commanders of the South American independence movement. Born in \u003cstrong\u003eCumaná\u003c\/strong\u003e (present-day Venezuela), he rose to become Simón Bolívar's most trusted general and closest friend. At just \u003cstrong\u003e26 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e, he commanded the patriot forces at the \u003cstrong\u003eBattle of Pichincha\u003c\/strong\u003e (1822) — fought on the slopes of a volcano overlooking Quito — which secured Ecuador's independence. He later won the decisive \u003cstrong\u003eBattle of Ayacucho\u003c\/strong\u003e (1824), effectively ending Spanish colonial rule in South America. He served as the first president of \u003cstrong\u003eBolivia\u003c\/strong\u003e, a country named after his mentor. Tragically, he was \u003cstrong\u003eassassinated at age 35\u003c\/strong\u003e while traveling through the mountains of Colombia, his killers never conclusively identified. Ecuador named its currency the \u003cem\u003esucre\u003c\/em\u003e in his honor — meaning every transaction in the country for over a century carried his legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Ecuador\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From the Spanish word for \"equator\" — the country straddles the geographic equator, one of only a handful of nations named for a geographic feature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quito\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQuito\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~1.8 million; metro pop. ~2.8 million)\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From the Quitu people, an indigenous group who inhabited the region before Inca and Spanish conquest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~18 million (UN 2024) — comparable to the Netherlands or Chile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 283,561 km² (109,484 mi²) — similar to Colorado or the United Kingdom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$13,000 USD (2023)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Petroleum, bananas, shrimp, cut flowers, cacao, tuna\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colombia (north), Peru (south and east); Pacific Ocean (west)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish; Kichwa and Shuar recognized as intercultural languages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mestizo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMestizo\u003c\/a\u003e (~72%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Montubio_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMontubio\u003c\/a\u003e (~7%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afro-Ecuadorian\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfro-Ecuadorian\u003c\/a\u003e (~7%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indigenous_peoples_of_Ecuador\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndigenous\u003c\/a\u003e (~7%), White (~6%), other (~1%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1945); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organization_of_American_States\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOAS\u003c\/a\u003e (1948); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/OPEC\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOPEC\u003c\/a\u003e (1973–1992, rejoined 2007, withdrew 2020); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Trade_Organization\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWTO\u003c\/a\u003e (1996); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_of_South_American_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUNASUR\u003c\/a\u003e (2008; hosts secretariat in Quito)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Declared independence from Spain on August 10, 1809 (first cry of independence); full independence achieved May 24, 1822 (Battle of Pichincha); Republic established 1830\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEcuador Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOil changed everything\u003c\/strong\u003e — Ecuador discovered major oil reserves in the Amazon in the 1960s–70s, transforming the economy overnight and funding rapid modernization, but also triggering decades of environmental devastation and political instability.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDollarized in desperation\u003c\/strong\u003e — After a catastrophic banking crisis and hyperinflation in the late 1990s, Ecuador abandoned the sucre entirely in 2000 and adopted the US dollar as its official currency — one of only a handful of countries to do so.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFour presidents in one week\u003c\/strong\u003e — In January 2000, Ecuador cycled through multiple heads of state in a matter of days during a military-backed coup, one of the most chaotic political transitions in Latin American history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Galápagos\u003c\/strong\u003e — Ecuador administers the Galápagos Islands, 900 km off the coast, where Charles Darwin's observations in 1835 helped inspire \u003cem\u003eOn the Origin of Species\u003c\/em\u003e. The islands are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most biodiverse places on Earth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHighest capital city\u003c\/strong\u003e — Quito sits at 2,850 meters (9,350 ft) above sea level, making it the second-highest official capital city in the world after La Paz\/Sucre, Bolivia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe real equator is not where you think\u003c\/strong\u003e — The famous \"Mitad del Mundo\" monument marking the equator near Quito is actually off by about 240 meters. GPS confirms the true equatorial line runs through a nearby indigenous site called Catequilla.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this piece of Ecuadorian history — a note that circulated through one of South America's most turbulent and fascinating centuries, bearing the face of the liberator who gave the currency its name. A conversation piece as much as a collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637040017719,"sku":"EC108113UNC","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/113d2o.jpg?v=1783525113","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/ecuador-5-sucres-unc","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}