5000 Nuevos Sucres

Obverse

A brown pelican
A land tortoise and a marine iguana are shown in the background.
Flowering branches of Tournefortia pubescens, a plant endemic to the Galapagos, adorn the right-hand side.
Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt: A Latin quotation meaning "Fate guides the one who accepts, drags the one who refuses".

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Galápagos
Islands
SERIA AA
5000
Islas
Galápagos
CINCO MIL
NUEVOS SUCRES
GERENTE GENERAL
SERIA AA
GALAPAGOS
CENTRAL BANK
BANCO CENTRAL
GALAPAGOS
Ducunt volentem fata,
nolentem trahunt
7 April
2021
Tournefortia
pubescens

Reverse

A large bird, the winged cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi), the emblematic species of the Galapagos, occupies most of the visual.
A large dragonfly is superimposed; a purple medallion shows the portrait of a bearded man, probably a historical figure or naturalist linked to the Galapagos.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Islas
Galápagos
5000
GIBC
5000
CINCO MIL NUEVOS SUCRES
5000
Galápagos
Islands

See also

• Insect
• Bird
• Reptile
• Turtle or tortoise

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