Heritage Auctions

½ Décimo – Ecuador

Standard circulation coins

Context

Years: 1893–1915

Issuer: Ecuador

Period:

(since 1830)

Currency:

(1884—2000)

Demonetization: 9 October 2000

Total mintage: 5,103,000

Material

Diameter: 15 mm

Weight: 1.25 g

Silver weight: 1.12 g

Thickness: 0.9 mm

Shape: Round

Composition: 90% Silver

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Coin alignment

References

KM: #55.1

Numista: #7255

Value

Exchange value: 0.05 ECS

Bullion value: $3.09

Obverse

Inscription:

G.1.250 1/2 D.DE SUCRE 0.9 F.C.

LIMA

or

G.1.250 1/2 D.DE SUCRE 0.9 H.

BIRMṂ

Translation:

Two Hundred and Fifty Grams, One Half Decigram of Sugar, 0.9 Fine.

LIMA

or

Two Hundred and Fifty Grams, One Half Decigram of Sugar, 0.9 Fine.

BIRMṂ

Script: Latin

Languages: Spanish, French

Reverse

Inscription:

REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR

Translation:

REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR

Script: Latin

Language: Spanish

Edge

Reeded

Mints

Name	Mark
Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham	BIRMm
Lima	LIMA

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality
1893	LIMA	—
1894	LIMA	243,000
1897	LIMA JF	—
1897	LIMA	800,000
1899	LIMA	560,000
1902	LIMA	1,000,000
1905	LIMA	500,000
1912	LIMA	—
1915	BIRMm	2,000,000
1915	BIRMm	—	Proof

🌱 Fairly Common