Ecuador - 2 Décimos 1892 overdate

Country: Ecuador, Republic (1830-date)
Type: Standard circulation coin
Year: 1892/89 Overdate (1884-1916)
Value: 2 Décimos (0.2 ECS)
Currency: Sucre (1884-2000)
Composition: Silver (.900)
Weight: 4.9 g
Diameter: 23 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Shape: Round
Grade: VF/XF
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized: yes, 10-09-2000
References: KM# 51.1-51.4, Schön# 46

Obverse:
The flag of Ecuador draping the Ecuadorian coat of arms, weight, denomination, fineness of silver and Mint below shield.

Lettering:
G.5 DOS DECIMOS DE SUCRE 0.900 F.G.
LIMA 

Translation:
5 g
Two tenth of the Sucre
Fineness 0.900
Lima

Reverse:
Bust of Antonio José de Sucre facing left. date below and the name of country around.

Lettering: 
REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR 
1892

Translation: Republic of Ecuador.

Edge:
Reeded.

Mint:
Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile (1743-date)
Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)
Lima, Peru (1565-date)
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)

Comments:
Marks of Peruvian engravers (Lima Mint):
T.F. - Juan Torrico y Mesa & José Agustín Figueroa
J.F. - José Agustín Figueroa
F.G. - Francisco Gamarra

Philadelphia Mint changed the mintmark but, supposedly, didn't notice that the initials T.F. belong to Peruvian engravers. And so all the coins minted in Philadelphia have these initials.

Referenz : KM# 51.1-51.4, Schön# 46

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Sammlung : South & Central America coins