Catalog
100 000 Guaranies
| Issuer | Banco Central del Paraguay |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Currency | Guarani (1944-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | 100MIL 100MIL BANCO CENTRAL DEL PARAGUAY EL BANCO CENTRAL DEL PARAGUAY RECONOCE ESTE BILLETE POR 100000 SERIE 2004 CIEN MIL GUARANIES REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY PAZ Y JUSTICIA SAN ROQUE GONZALEZ DE SANTA CRUZ ESTE BILLETE TIENE CURSO LEGAL Y FUERZA CANCELATORIA ILIMITADA EN TODO EL TERRITORIO DE LA REPUBLICA (LEY 489 DEL 29 DE JUNIO DE 1995). (Translation: 100 Thousands Central Bank of Paraguay The Central Bank of Paraguay accepts this banknote for 100,000 Series 2004 One Hundred Thousand Guaranies Republic of Paraguay Peace and Justice Saint Roque Gonzalez de Santa Cruz This banknote is legal tender, and unlimited valid on all the Republic territory (Law No. 489 from June 29th, 1995).) |
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| Protection type | Security thread, Watermark, See-through register |
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Paraguay's 100,000 Guaraní note was introduced partly in response to the chronic inflationary erosion that had made lower denominations impractical for everyday commercial transactions by the early 2000s. It represented the highest face value in Paraguayan circulation at the time of issue — a denomination that would have been unthinkable two decades earlier, when the guaraní still held considerably more purchasing power.
Thomas De La Rue's involvement is unremarkable for the region; the London firm has printed for the Banco Central del Paraguay across multiple series. The see-through register, achieved by precise front-to-back alignment of complementary printed elements, is the one security feature on this note that requires genuinely tight press registration to execute correctly.