Ecuador 5 Sucres 1988

The 5 Sucres 1988 banknote was issued by the Banco Central del Ecuador before the country replaced the sucre with the U.S. dollar in 2000.

The obverse features a portrait of Pedro Vicente Maldonado, an Ecuadorian scientist and geographer, with the denomination clearly marked.

The reverse shows the headquarters of the Banco Central del Ecuador in Quito, framed with detailed ornaments.

Printed on cotton paper, this note includes a watermark of the bank’s emblem and standard anti-counterfeiting details.
Dimensions: 140 × 65 mm.

Obverse

Black on multicolor underprint.
Portrait of Antonio Jose De Sucre, Issuer name on top with “SOCIEDAD ANONIMA”, face value in letters below image; numeral “5” on sides of image, and all four corners’

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR
SOCIEDAD ANONIMA
5 5
Quito, Noviembre 22 1988
ANTONIO JOSE DE SUCRE
CINCO SUCRES

Translation:
Central Bank of Ecuador
Anonymous Society
Quito, November 22th., 1988
Antonio Jose De Sucre
Five Sucres

Reverse

Red print.
Coat of arms in centre, issuer name on top, face value in letters below image. “5” numerals on sides of image; two small close to coat, and two larger near ends and also on all four corners.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR
CINCO SUCRES

Translation:
Central Bank of Ecuador
Five Sucres

Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

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