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100 Dollars
| Issuer | Bank of Guyana |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Currency | Dollar (decimalized, 1965-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a central vignette of the Bank of Guyana arms within a guilloche underprint, flanked by the large intaglio denomination text "ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS" in blue. A detailed map of Guyana occupies the right side, surrounded by fine lathe work borders, while the denomination "$100" appears at upper left and lower right. Two facsimile signatures appear below, attributed to the Governor and the Minister of Finance, with a legal tender clause along the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | Bank of Guyana One Hundred Dollars 100 GOVERNOR MINISTER OF FINANCE THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT |
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The 1989 series marked a significant expansion of the Bank of Guyana's highest circulating denomination, issued during a period when the country was navigating IMF-mandated structural adjustment programs that dramatically eroded the purchasing power of lower notes. By the late 1980s, Guyana's inflation had made the 100-dollar note a workhorse denomination rather than a high-value one — a reversal that happened within roughly a decade.
Thomas De La Rue's watermark security on this series is relatively modest by the printer's own standards of the period, reflecting budget constraints in the commissioning rather than any technical limitation on De La Rue's part.