5 Centavos

Features

Issuer	Ecuador
Period	Republic (1830-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	2000-2005
Value	5 Centavos (0.05 USD)
Currency	U.S. dollar (2000-date)
Composition	Stainless steel
Weight	4.95 g
Diameter	21.2 mm
Thickness	1.9 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 2982
References	KM# 105, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 101 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Name of the country, national coat of arms, portrait and name of the writer Juan Montalvo

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR
**JUAN MONTALVO**

Translation:
Republic of Ecuador
Juan Montalvo

Reverse

Denomination in digits, denomination in words, year of issue

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR
5
AÑO
2000
CINCO CENTAVOS

Translation:
Central Bank of Ecuador
5
Year
2000
Five centavos

Edge

Plain

Mint

Comments

Due to rampant inflation in the 1980's and 1990's, the government of Ecuador abandoned the Sucre in 2000 and adopted the United States Dollar. These coins where introduced to supplement the circulation of the 5 Cent coin.

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