1 Centavo

Features

Issuer	Ecuador
Period	Republic (1830-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	2003
Value	1 Centavo (0.01 USD)
Currency	U.S. dollar (2000-date)
Composition	Copper plated steel
Weight	2.35 g
Diameter	19.0 mm
Thickness	1.45 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 3003
References	KM# 104a, 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# 100a Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Name of the country, stylized image of the globe with the equator passing through Ecuador, and rays emanating from Ecuador

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR
**LUZ DE AMERICA**

Translation:
Republic of Ecuador
Light of America

Reverse

Denomination in digits, denomination in words, year of issue

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR
AÑO
2003
1
UN CENTAVO

Translation:
Central Bank of Ecuador
Year 2003
1
One centavo

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 1 Cent coin.

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