100 euro note

One hundred euro

(European Union)
Value	100 euro
Width	147 mm
Height	82 mm
Security features	Hologram, EURion, watermarks, raised printing, colour changing ink
Material used	100% pure cotton fibre
Years of printing	2002–present
Obverse
Design	Window in the Baroque / Rococo style
Designer	Robert Kalina
Design date	3 December 1996
Reverse
Design	Bridge in the Baroque / Rococo style and map of Europe
Designer	Robert Kalina
Design date	3 December 1996

The hundred euro (€100) note is one of the higher value euro banknotes and has been used since the introduction of the euro (in its cash form) in 2002.

Design

The hundred euro note measures at 147x82mm and has a green colour scheme. All bank notes depict bridges and arches/doorways in a different historical European style; the hundred euro note shows the Baroque / Rococo style (between the 17th and 18th century). Although Robert Kalina's original designs were intended to show real monuments, in the case of the 100 euro note the Pont de Neuilly in Paris, for political reasons the bridge and art are merely hypothetical examples of the architectural era.

Like all euro notes, it contains the denomination, the EU flag, the signature of the president of the ECB (and the initials of said bank in different EU languages, a depiction of EU territories overseas, the stars from the EU flag and various security features as described below.

Security features

The hundred euro note is protected by a hologram stripe, a EURion constellation, watermarks, microprinting, ultraviolet ink, raised printing, a security thread, matted surface, perforations, see through number, colour changing ink, barcodes and a serial number. The printer code is located to the right of the 9 o'clock star.

Changes

There has so far only been one series of euro notes, however a new series similar to the current one is to be issued from 2011. The initial issue of notes bears the signature of the first president of the European Central Bank, Wim Duisenberg, who was replaced on 1 November 2003 by Jean-Claude Trichet, whose signature appears on subsequent issues.