Violet, brown-orange and yellow-orange on multicolor underprint. Entrance to mint, on 16th century, at center; bank seal at left. Issuer name on top, face value in numbers on all four corners, in letters in lower center. Black serial #s, 6 digits, with 1 letter prefix and 1 suffix. 2 black signatures with titles below, on lower zone. Black overprint `ESPECIMEN` at center, hole punch cancelled.
Reverse description
Orange on light green underprint. Central Bank building at center right; Dominican coat of arms at center top, dividing issuer name. Face value in numbers on all four corners, in letters on upper center Series date on top center margin. Printer name on bottom. Black overprint `ESPECIMEN` at center.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Watermark area placed on obverse right, Indian head or Portrait
of J.P.Duarte
Obverse lettering
100 BANCO CENTRAL DE LA REPUBLICA
DOMINICANA
ESTE BILLETE TIENE FUERZA LIBERATORIA PARA EL PAGO DE TODAS LAS
OBLIGACIONES PÚBLICAS O PRIVADAS
A000000C
BANCO CENTRAL
DE LA REPUBLICA DOMINICANA
ESPECIMEN
CASA DE LA MONEDA
SIGLO XVI
CIEN PESOS ORO
Gobernador del Banco Central Secretario de Estado de
Finanzas (Translation: Central Bank of The Dominican Republic This banknote has liberatory force for the payment of all debts, public or private Specimen Mint House, 16th Century One hundred Pesos Oro Central Bank Governor, Finance State Secretary.)
Reverse lettering
SERIE 1981
100 BANCO CENTRAL DE LA REPUBLICA DOMINICANA
DIOS PATRIA LIBERTAD
REPUBLICA DOMINICANA
CIEN
PESOS ORO
BANCO CENTRAL
THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED. (Translation: Serie 1981 Central Bank of The Dominican Republic God, Homeland, Freedom, Dominican Republic One hundred Pesos Oro Central Bank)