Ecuadorian Peso - Banknotes

Banknotes

Paper money was only issued by private banks. The Banco Particular de Descuento I Circulación de Guayaquil issued notes between 1862 and 1866 in denominations of 2 and 4 reales, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 pesos. The Banco del Ecuador issued denominations of 2 and 4 reales, 1, 4, 5 and 10 pesos between 1868 and 1887. Some 1 and 5 peso notes were later overprinted for use as 80 centavo and 4 sucre notes, due to a conversion rate of 5 pesos = 4 sucres for the notes of this bank.

The Banco de Circulación y Descuento issued 4 real and 1, 4, 5, 10 and 20 peso notes in the 1860s, whilst the Banco Nacional issued notes in the 1870s in denominations of 2 and 4 reales, 1, 5, 10, 20 and 100 pesos. The Banco de Quito issued notes in denominations of 2 reales, 1, 5, 10, 20 and 100 pesos between 1874 and 1880, the Banco de la Unión issued notes between 1882 and 1893 in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20 and 100 pesos, and the Banco Anglo-Ecuatoriano issued notes in 1884 for 1, 5 and 10 pesos.