|
Ecuador
Banknote Gallery | Ecuador
Banknotes For Sale
|
|
Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)
5000 Nuevos Sucres 2009 |
Item Code: ECG-3
|
Obverse:
Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii). Reverse:
Charles Darwin; Sailing ship;
View of coastline; National Coat of Arms of Ecuador;
Galapagos Coat of Arms*. |
|
|
|
|
|
This
picture is for reference only. It may not be exactly the
same image as the one
for sale in the pricelist or this may be a gallery item (not for sale).
|
|
Dimensions:
161 x 79 mm |
|
Texts:
Cinco Mil Nuevos Sucres; Archipiélago de Colón; Oficina
Intercambiara de Ultramar del Antartico;
Islas Galapagos; 200 Aniversario del Nacimento de Charles
Darwin 1809-2009; 12 Febrero 2009.
|
|
*/ The shield is divided into four. The
quarter in the upper left shows some volcanoes and one of
them in eruption,
reminding the volcanic origin of the Galapagos
Islands and its constant volcanic activity. The quarter
in the upper
right shows a ship sailing in the Ocean. It is
believed to be the ship named Mercedes that departed from
Ecuador in
1832 to take possession of the Islands. In the lower
left quarter appears a cornucopia which represents the
prosperity
and wealth of the Islands. The lower right quarter
is represented by the Galapagos flag. In the middle of
the coat of
arms is the Galapagos Tortoise which is the symbol
of the Galapagos Islands and also the animal after which
the
islands were named. The upper half of the shield (in
blue) has thirteen silver stars that represent largest
islands. The
Galapagos Islands are located in the Equator thus
the Equatorial line appears right in the middle of the
coat of arms
from left to right. The coat of arms has a torch in
flames at the top and is surrounded by two olive branches
on each
side. The official name of Galapagos is
Archipiélago de Colón, but worldwide it is better known
as Galapagos Islands.
The Galapagos Islands became a province of Ecuador
in 1973.
|
|
Ecuadorian
Banknote Gallery | Ecuadorian
Banknotes For Sale |
|
All
photos, images, pictures, scans, designs, texts and other
content of
Banknotes.com are the property of Audrius Tomonis & Banknotes.com.
|
Copyright © Banknotes.com
All rights reserved. |
|