ECUADOR HONORS THE BICENTENARY OF INDEPENDENCE WITH STRIKING NEW SILVER, PROOF, AND COLOR COINS
QUITO, ECUADOR – Ecuador commemorated a monumental historical milestone—the Bicentenary of the “Primer Grito de la Independencia” (First Cry of Independence)—with the launch of an exceptional series of commemorative coins. These pieces, issued in silver, proof, and selectively colored editions, celebrate the August 10, 1809 event in Quito, widely recognized as Spanish America’s first significant […]