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100 Sucres
| Issuer | Banco Central del Ecuador |
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| Year | 1951 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a portrait of Simón Bolívar in military uniform set within an ornate oval frame, flanked on both sides by large intaglio numeral '100' panels with fine guilloche underprint work. The upper margin bears the bank title 'BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR / SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA' in bold letterpress, while the lower margin carries the denomination spelled out as 'CIEN SUCRES' and the printer's imprint. Date 'DCBRE. 12 DE 1951' and series designation 'MJ' appear in the lower right, with three manuscript signature lines across the lower portion of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA CIEN SUCRES QUITO DCBRE. 12 DE 1951 SERIE MJ AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
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By 1951, Ecuador had been issuing through the Banco Central for over two decades, but the 100 Sucres remained a denomination that rarely stayed in working-class hands for long. The American Bank Note Company had held the Ecuadorian printing contract through much of the mid-century, and their work on this series is consistent with their intaglio-heavy house style of the period.
The P#104A designation distinguishes it from closely related signature varieties — collectors frequently conflate these, and the differences lie entirely in the official signatories, not the plate work.