100 Uruguayan Peso Banknote (Eduardo Fabini)

100 Pesos Uruguayos Peso (Issued 2015)

In 2015, a 100 Pesos Uruguayos note represented a modest but meaningful sum in everyday Uruguayan life, sufficient to cover a bus fare, a simple meal, or a small market purchase in Montevideo or the country’s provincial towns. It was the kind of note that passed through the hands of workers, traders, and schoolchildren alike, functioning as one of the more commonly circulated denominations in the national economy. The Banco Central del Uruguay issued this note as part of a continuing series that honoured the country’s cultural and political heritage. Its warm, pastel tones made it immediately recognisable in the wallet of any ordinary Uruguayan.

On the front, the dominant feature is the portrait of Eduardo Fabini, the celebrated Uruguayan composer, rendered in a detailed intaglio engraving style that gives the image a rich, three-dimensional quality. Fabini’s face is depicted in three-quarter profile, wearing a dark jacket and tie, with finely engraved lines capturing the texture of his clothing and the subtle modelling of his features. The background to the portrait is printed in soft peach and salmon tones, overlaid with delicate guilloché patterning that fills the central field. To the upper centre, the issuing authority is named in bold serif typography as “BANCO CENTRAL DEL URUGUAY,” printed in dark ink above the country name “URUGUAY” in large, prominent lettering. The denomination “$ 100” appears in the upper right corner, complemented by a green holographic or colour-shifting element in the shape of the map of Uruguay, providing a key security feature. Beneath the portrait, the text “PESOS URUGUAYOS” is printed in a medium serif font, followed by “CIEN” in large bold letters, and below that “MONEDA NACIONAL.” The serial number 27167268 appears twice on the note — once in red vertical orientation along the left margin and once in a larger, bold typeface at the lower right in dark ink. The series designation “SERIE G” and the year “2015” are printed in small text to the lower right of the portrait area. Two facsimile signatures appear in the central lower area, labelled with the titles “Secretario General” and “Presidente.” A faint watermark area is visible to the left of centre, and the note carries a vertical red serial number along the left-hand edge, printed against the pale background.

The reverse of the note is dominated by a large central vignette rendered in grey-blue intaglio engraving depicting an allegorical sculptural figure, labelled at the base as “ALEGORIA MUSICAL” — a reclining male figure in a classical style, set against a naturalistic background of trees and foliage, with the figure appearing to contemplate or compose music. The engraving is executed with fine crosshatching and tonal gradation, giving the image a monumental, sculptural quality reminiscent of a stone relief. To the right of this central vignette is a circular emblem featuring a lyre or musical instrument motif surrounded by decorative laurel branches, printed in olive-green and gold tones. The issuing authority text “BANCO CENTRAL DEL URUGUAY” is again printed across the upper portion of the reverse, with “PESOS URUGUAYOS,” “CIEN,” and “MONEDA NACIONAL” repeated in the lower right area alongside the denomination “$ 100.” The background of the reverse carries fine guilloché rosette patterns in pale green and peach tones, providing an intricate anti-counterfeiting substrate. Along the far right edge, a vertical strip of repeating micro-text reading “URUGUAY” and a decorative band of fine-line patterns is visible, consistent with modern security printing standards. In the upper right corner, three small red curved lines form a registration device or see-through element. The overall colour palette of the reverse is cooler than the front, with the dominant hues being grey, soft green, and muted peach.

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