Ecuadorian sucre

Ecuadorian sucre
1000 sucres, 1996The final series of Ecuadorian sucre banknotes used in the last years before dollarization.
ISO 4217
CodeECS
Unit
Pluralsucres
SymbolS/.
Denominations
Subunit
1100centavo
Plural
centavocentavos
Banknotes5000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000 sucres
Coins100, 500, 1000 sucres
Demographics
Date of introduction1884
Date of withdrawal2000
User(s) Ecuador
Issuance
Central bankBanco Central del Ecuador
 Websitewww.bce.fin.ec
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The Sucre (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsukre]) was the currency of Ecuador between 1884 and 2000. Its ISO code was ECS and it was subdivided into 10 decimos and 100 centavos. The sucre was named after Latin American political leader Antonio José de Sucre. The currency was replaced by the United States dollar as a result of the 1998–99 financial crisis.