New $100 Banknote Enters General Circulation
October 29, 2020June 10, 2022
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New $100 Banknote Enters General Circulation

The new $100 banknote has entered general circulation today, Thursday 29th October 2020.

The new note follows the design and security specifications defined by the Reserve Bank of Australia for the Next Generation Banknote series.

These include features such as

  • a top-to-bottom clear window,
  • a flying owl that moves its wings and changes colour as you tilt the banknote,
  • an Australian Masked Owl picture on the clear window,
  • microprint inscriptions in multiple locations on the banknote with excerpts from Dame Nellie Melba’s autobiography Melodies and Memories,
  • a reversing number ‘100’, visible by tilting the banknote, printed within the Shrine of Remembrance at the bottom of the clear window,
  • an owl and wattle branch that fluoresce under UV light, and
  • a patch with a rolling colour effect.

The new banknotes also have a tactile feature, in the form of five raised bumps on each of the long edges of the note, to help visually impaired people to distinguish between different denominations of banknotes.

All of the Microelectronic cash handling devices are updated and certified for identifying and validating the Next Generation of Australian Banknotes, including the latest issue of NGB $100. If you are in doubt as to whether your system is NGB-ready, contact us by phone on 02 9417 6644, or at info@microelectronic.net.

The new $100 is the fifth and last denomination in the new series of banknotes and follows the release of the $5, $10, $50 and $20 over the past four years.

Here is a useful set of resources for your further reading about the RBA Next Generation of Banknotes:

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