Australian 100 dollar note
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| One hundred Dollars (Australia) | |
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| Value: | 100 Australian dollars |
| Width: | 158 mm |
| Height: | 65 mm |
| Security Features: | Window, Watermark |
| Paper Type: | Polymer |
| Years of Printing: | 1996–present |
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| Design: | Dame Nellie Melba |
| Designer: | Bruce Stewart |
| Design Date: | 1996 |
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| Design: | Sir John Monash |
| Designer: | Bruce Stewart |
| Design Date: | 1996 |
The Australian one hundred dollar banknote was issued due to inflation in the year 1984. There have only been two different issues of this denomination, a greyish blue paper and from 1996 a green polymer.
According to the reserve bank statistics the number of banknotes in circulation was 149 million or 18.5% of money supply, while the cash value for this denomination was $14,924 million or 41.9% of total value for all denominations. Only the $50 note has more cash value in circulation. [1]
Since the start of issuance there have been six signature combinations of which are common, and two combinations were not issued.
From 1984 the main title identifying the country was Australia, there were 221,842,984 paper issue notes issued in its life.
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[edit] Design
The paper issue has a portrait of Douglas Mawson who was an Antarctic explorer, so in the background is depicted a mountain range with a geological strata format. A large diamond is situated to the left of the main picture. John Tebbutt is on the reverse with pictures of the observatory that he built and a local church. [2]
The polymer issue was designed by Bruce Stewart, and features a portrait of Dame Nellie Melba, a soprano, and engineer and First World War general Sir John Monash.
[edit] Security features
The paper design included a watermark in the white field of Captain James Cook, the watermark was also used in the last issue of pound banknotes. A metallic strip to the left side on the obverse of the note. Polymer issue includes a watermark or clear imprint of the coat of arms which is printed over. A raised image in the clear panel of the number 100 along with the Lyrebird print on a clear window. Also for this issue fluorescent colouring was added to the serial numbers and a number 100 elsewhere. A star with four points on the obverse and three on the reverse which join under light. Raised print and micro printing of the denomination name are included.[3]
[edit] Nicknames
The $100 note has several nicknames, including, Peacock, Losh Jittle hundy (ie. hundred), hungie, jason, shark, treefrog, kermit, mintie, cuccumber, green goblin, cabbage leaf, green drink ticket, ki lime and watermelon (based on its green colour). Some for the old $100 note are douglas, grey nurse or grey backs, [4], as well as grey ghosts due to their relative scarcity.
[edit] References
- ^ Reserve bank statistics 2004/2005
- ^ [1] Retrieved 11 Sept 2006
- ^ SECURITY FEATURES ON AUSTRALIA'S NOTES Retrieved 20 August 2006
- ^ ABC
- (2000) in Ian W. Pitt: Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 19th ed., Chippendale, NSW: Renniks Publications, pp. 171-172. ISBN 0-9585574-4-6.
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