5 Centavos

The 5 Centavos 1937 coin from Ecuador made of Nickel weighing 2.0 g is interesting because it was produced during a time of economic and political change in Ecuador. The coin was minted in 1937, just a year after the country's president, Federico Páez, implemented a series of economic reforms aimed at modernizing the country's economy. These reforms included the introduction of a new currency, the Ecuadorian sucres, which replaced the previous currency, the Ecuadorian peso. The 5 Centavos coin was part of this new currency system and was used widely in everyday transactions. Despite its small denomination, the coin is a valuable piece of Ecuadorian history and a reminder of the country's efforts to modernize and develop its economy during a time of great change.

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