100 Pesos, Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic, 2002–2004 (Pick 171b)

This 100 Pesos note was issued in Dominican Republic by the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, with dates recorded from 2002–2004. It belongs to the Peso oro (1937-2009)/Peso Dominicano (2011-present) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Fourth Republic (1966-date). It measures 156 × 67 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 171b.

Obverse: Effigies of the Founding Fathers: Francisco del Rosario Sanchez, Juan Pablo Duarte and Matiás Ramón Mella, Seal of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, and Blossoms of the Mahogany Tree, and La caoba (Swietenia mahagoni) – formerly the national flower and now the national tree of the Dominican Republic (1957-2011). Its lettering reads “ESTE BILLETE TIENE FUERZA LIBERATORIA PARA EL PAGO DE TODAS / LAS OLIGACIONES PUBLICAS O PRIVADAS / 100 / CIEN PESOS ORO / JUAN PABLO DUARTE / MATIAS RAMON MELLA / FRANCISCO DEL ROSARIO SANCHEZ / AÑO 2003 / BANCO CENTRAL DE LA REPUBLICA DOMINICANA”. Translation given in the catalogue: “This banknote can be used for the payment of all public or private obligations One Hundred Pesos Oro Year 2003 Central Bank of the Dominican Republic”.

Reverse: La Puerta del Conde (The Count's Gate) in Santo Domingo. Its lettering reads “BANCO CENTRAL DE LA REPUBLICA DOMINICANA / CIEN PESOS ORO / 100”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Central Bank of the Dominican Republic One Hundred Pesos Oro”. The note was printed by De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date). Watermark: Juan Pablo Duarte. Signatures recorded for the type: Francisco Guerrero Prats-Ramírez (FGPR) (Central Bank Governor); Fernando Álvarez Bogaert (FÁB) (Secretary of State for Finance); José E. Lois Malkún (JELM) (Secretary of State for Finance); Héctor Valdez Albizu (HVA) (Central Bank Governor); Vicente Bengoa (VB) (Secretary of State for Finance).

Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.