Catalog
100 Sucres
| Issuer | Banco Central del Ecuador |
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| Year | 1939-1949 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | 100 EL BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA CAPITAL AUTORIZADO 20,000,000 SUCRES No. 09127 PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR A LA VISTA Quito, Julio 25 de 1946. CIEN SUCRES VOCAL DELEGADO, SUPERINTENDENCIA DE BANCOS TESORERO DE RESERVA GERENTE GENERAL AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY (Translation: The Central Bank of Ecuador, Anonymous Society Authorized capital 20,000,000 Sucres Will pay to the bearer at sight Quito, July 25th, 1946. One Hundred Sucres Spokesperson; Delegate, Bank's Superintendence; Reserve Treasurer; General Manager) |
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| Reverse lettering | 100 CIEN SUCRES BANCO CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. (Translation: One Hundred Sucres Central Bank of Ecuador) |
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The Banco Central del Ecuador was established in 1927 under the monetary reform program designed by Edwin Kemmerer, the American economist whose stabilization missions reshaped several South American banking systems during the interwar period. This 100 Sucres note falls within a decade of considerable monetary pressure for Ecuador — wartime import restrictions, rising inflation, and the aftermath of the 1941 border conflict with Peru all complicated currency management through the 1940s.
ABNC produced the series with the quality control and intaglio work typical of their Latin American contracts of the period. The decade-long date range suggests plates were reused across multiple issuances with only minor changes between printings.