Complex sentence: The fall in the international price of silver accelerated in the 1890s, and on November 3,1898, Ecuador switched to the gold standard, with the sucre defined as 732.224 mg fine gold (equivalent to 2 shillings sterling).
Split into simpler sentences: The fall in the international price of silver accelerated in the 1890s. On November 3,1898, Ecuador switched to the gold standard, with the sucre defined as 732.224 mg fine gold (equivalent to 2 shillings sterling).