One hundred dollar note (Australian)

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One hundred Dollars (Australia)
Value:	100 Australian dollars
Width:	158 mm
Height:	65 mm
Security Features:	Window, Watermark
Paper Type:	Polymer
Years of Printing:	1996–present
Obverse

Design:	Dame Nellie Melba
Designer:	Bruce Stewart
Design Date:	1996
Reverse

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 2 different issues of this denomination, a greyish blue paper and from 1996 a green polymer.

According to the reserve bank statistics the amount of banknotes in circulation was 149 million or 18.5% of money supply, while the cash value for this denomination was 14.924 billion 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 6 signature combinations of which are common, and 2 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.

[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 Sir John Monash, an engineer.

[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 florescent colouring was added to serial numbers and a number 100 elsewhere. A pointed star with 4 points on the obverse and 3 on the reverse which join under light. Raised print and micro printing of the denomination name are included.^[3]