The 10,000 Sucres 1999 banknote belongs to the final series issued before Ecuador adopted the U.S. dollar in 2000.
On the obverse, it features Eugenio Espejo (1747–1795), a physician, writer, and one of Ecuador’s most important intellectual figures of the independence movement.
The reverse presents the National Library of Ecuador (Biblioteca Nacional Eugenio Espejo) in Quito, honoring his legacy in science, medicine, and literature.
The note is printed on cotton paper with security elements such as a watermark of Eugenio Espejo, a security thread, and microtext.
Dimensions: 167 × 70 mm.
Obverse
Vicente Rocafuerte at left.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR
DIEZ MIL SUCRES
Translation:
Central Bank of Ecuador
Ten Thousand Sucres
Reverse
Independence monument in Quito at center right. Coat of arms at left center.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
DIEZ MIL SUCRES
BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR
Translation:
Ten Thousand Sucres
Central Bank of Ecuador
Watermark
Vicente Rocafuerte
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Features
| Issuer | Ecuador |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Central Bank of Ecuador (Banco Central del Ecuador) |
| Period | Republic (1830-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 1988-1999 |
| Value | 10 000 Sucres (10 000 ECS) |
| Currency | Sucre (1884-2000) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 157 × 68 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
