Soccer-Ecuador mints commemorative coin to mark World Cup participation

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup - South American Qualifiers - Ecuador v Brazil - Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador - January 27, 2022 Ecuador players pose for a team group photo before the match Pool via REUTERS/Rodrigo Buendia/File Photo/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Central Bank of Ecuador (CBE) has minted a commemorative coin to mark the South American country's participation in the World Cup in Qatar.

As a tribute to the Ecuador national team's fourth appearance in the World Cup finals, about 1,500 units of the special coin will be available in the cities of Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca from Friday.