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500 Dollars American Express Travelers Cheque
| Issuer | American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Cheques |
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| Reverse lettering | DE LA RUE SECURITY PRINT INC U.S.$500 USD500 FIVE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ASIAN HOTELS AND PROPERTIES PLC CINNAMON GRAND COLOMBO A/C 5200912618 WATCH customer countersign Cheque and COMPARE to original signature View Centurion WATERMARK in white area and 'AMEX' security THREAD in the middle area, while holding Cheque to light. View HOLOGRAPHIC FOIL at various angles to verify USD 500, and view image and color changes between Centurion and American Express logo. USD 500 ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES ABOVE © 2006 AMERICAN EXPRESS |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread, Hologram |
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| Comments |
American Express shifted production of its higher-denomination travelers cheques to De La Rue during a period when the travelers cheque business was already in structural decline — card networks had been eating into the product's relevance since the 1990s. The $500 face value was always a niche issue, used primarily by travelers moving large sums without wanting multiple instruments, and redemption volumes for this denomination were consistently low compared to the $50 and $100 issues.
De La Rue's security package here reflects mid-2000s commercial document standards rather than currency-grade specification. The hologram in particular is a relatively modest foil strip application.