2 Décimos Galapagos Counterstamp

Features

Issuer	Ecuador
Period	Republic (1830-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	1889
Value	2 Décimos (0.2)
Currency	Galapagos Counterstamp
Composition	Silver (.900)
Weight	5 g
Diameter	23.2 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 147540 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)

Obverse

Name of the country, year of issue, head of Antonio José de Sucre facing left

RA Countermark above the head.

Script: Latin

Lettering: REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR

Translation: Republic of Ecuador

Reverse

Coat of arms, weight, denomination, fineness of silver, mint

Script: Latin

Lettering:
G.5 DOS DECIMOS DE SUCRE 0.900 F.G.
LIMA (or BIRMINGHAM, PHILADELPHIA, etc.)

Translation:
5 g
Two tenth of the Sucre
Fineness 0.900
Santiago DT

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Comments

Counterstamp script "RA". Issued for the Penal colony on the Galapagos Islands to pay prisoners for their labor.

There is controversy about the authenticity of those countermarks that are found on several other values up to a Sucre. See for ex. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-controversial-galapagos-islands-countermark-one-ebay-seller.196888/.
But see also http://uionow.blogspot.com/2013/04/rogelio-alvarado-ra-el-resello-de-las.html

See also

• 2 Décimos

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Numista Rarity index: 93

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Bullion value: USD 3.32

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