ECUADOR 1000 SUCRES 1997 UNC 1 YEAR TYPE,EUGENIO ESPEJO,70ann CENTRAL BANK PORTRAIT OF EUGENIO ESPEJO HEAD RIGHT WITHIN CIRCLE,DATES BELOW,DENOMINATION WITHIN CIRCLE,GRAIN SPRIGS FLANK,Commemorative issue,70th Anniversary - Central Bank,Obverse,Portrait of scientist and politician Eugenio Espejo,Script: Latin,Lettering:BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR EUGENIO ESPEJO 1927 - 1997,Translation:Central Bank of Ecuador Eugenio Espejo 1927 (year of creation of the Central Bank) - 1997 (year of issue),Reverse,Denomination in digits, denomination in words (twice)Script: Latin,Lettering:MIL SUCRES 1000 MIL SUCRES,Edge,Reeded,Mint;Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile (1743-date)

WEIGHT:7.19g
SIZE:23.9mm
METAL:BI-METALLIC ALUMINUM-BRONZE CENTER-COPPER RING 

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