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100 Dollars American Express Travelers Cheque
| Issuer | American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Value | 100 Dollars 100 USD = CHF 78 |
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| Obverse description | Left vignette shows an intaglio-engraved bust of the Roman Centurion in profile facing right, rendered in fine line engraving on a blue-toned ground. A large guilloche underprint of '100' occupies the centre, with signature and countersignature lines above and below. Denomination 'U.S. $100' appears in bold at upper left and right, with a holographic foil strip at centre right. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is printed in blue and mauve tones with a dense guilloche underprint repeating 'ONE HUNDRED USD DOLLARS' across the field. Centre displays twin ornate rosette guilloche panels inscribed 'U.S.$100' and 'USD100'. Lower left bears the American Express logo in blue, flanked by three boxed acceptance-procedure text panels; footer reads 'ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES ABOVE'. |
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American Express travelers cheques were once the dominant instrument for carrying funds abroad — at their peak in the 1990s, AmEx was processing tens of billions of dollars' worth annually. By 2006, that volume was collapsing under pressure from ATM networks and credit card acceptance abroad. This late-series printing by De La Rue reflects an instrument already in managed decline; AmEx would eventually suspend travelers cheque sales entirely in 2020.
De La Rue's involvement here is worth noting. The contract shifted security printing of these cheques away from earlier American production arrangements, bringing TDLR's thread and hologram integration — both visible in this issue — to a product that was simultaneously becoming obsolete.