NGC - Coin of the Day: On Nov. 24, 1859, Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species." Darwin's visit to the isolated Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean shaped his views on evolution. This 1994 silver coin from Ecuador shows Galapagos penguins.

Country: Ecuador
Period: Republic (1830-date)
Type: Non-circulating coin
Year: 1994
Value: 5000 Sucres (5000 ECS)
Currency: Sucre (1884-2000)
Composition: 92.5% Silver
Weight: 27.07 grams
Diameter: 40 mm
Thickness: 2.20 mm
Edge: Reeded
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment

Demonetized: Yes
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