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100 Dollars American Express Travelers Cheque
| Issuer | American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. |
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| Year | 2000-2010 |
| Type | Cheques |
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| Obverse lettering | U.S. DOLLAR TRAVELERS CHEQUE SIGN HERE IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OF THIS CHEQUE PAY THIS CHEQUE TO THE ORDER OF AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS CHEQUE ISSUED BY AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. NEW YORK, N.Y. COUNTERSIGN HERE IN PRESENCE OF PERSON CASHING DATE AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS CHEQUES NEVER EXPIRE ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES ON REVERSE |
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| Reverse lettering | DE LA RUE GLOBAL SERVICES U.S.$100 ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS AMERICAN EXPRESS USD 100 WATCH customer countersign Cheque and COMPARE to original signature View Centurion WATERMARK in white area and "AMEX" security THREAD in middle area, while holding Cheque to light View HOLOGRAPHIC FOIL at various angles to see image and color changes between Centurion, denomination and American Express logos ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURE ABOVE |
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American Express travelers cheques occupy a peculiar position in notaphily — technically not banknotes, not checks in the legal sense, but negotiable instruments that once circulated more freely in some foreign markets than local currency. At their peak in the late 1980s, AmEx was processing roughly $30 billion annually in travelers cheque transactions. By the time this note was issued, the product was already in structural decline, undercut by the global spread of ATM networks and credit card acceptance.
De La Rue's involvement speaks to the security requirements AmEx demanded — the same printer supplying central banks worldwide. The hologram strip on this series was a direct response to counterfeiting pressure that emerged in the mid-1990s.