Catalog
| Issuer | Banco Central del Ecuador |
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| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in purple-brown tones, the obverse centres on an intaglio portrait vignette of Simón Bolívar in military uniform, flanked by ornate guilloche panels bearing the numeral 100 in each corner. The bank title BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR and the subtitle SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA appear in letterpress across the top, with the place of issue QUITO inscribed at the lower left and the denomination legend CIEN SUCRES running along the bottom panel. Signature title lines for the Gerente General and Superintendente are printed below the central vignette, with the printer's imprint of the American Bank Note Company at the foot. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, rendered entirely in purple, presents the Ecuadorian national coat of arms as the central vignette, an elaborate engraved composition with a condor surmounting the shield, framed by laurel and palm branches. The bank title BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR arches across the top in bold letterpress, while large guilloche rosettes bearing the numeral 100 fill the left and right panels. The denomination legend CIEN SUCRES appears in a solid panel along the lower border, with the American Bank Note Company imprint at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR 100 CIEN CIEN SUCRES AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
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