100 Canadian Dollars, Series of 2001-2006
Image of the face
Image of the back
| Issuing authority: | Bank of Canada |
|---|---|
| Year on the banknote: | 2004, 2009 |
| In circulation since: | 2004 |
| Substrate: |
White paper with a localized watermark, security thread, colorless (two types) and dark blue fibers |
| Dimensions: | 152mm × 70mm |
| Face: | Portrait of R.L. Borden |
| Back: | Canoe, maps of Canada, satellite |
Intaglio: face: portrait, text above the portrait, "100" (top) and coat-of arms (bottom) on the kinegram (stripe) to the left of the portrait; vertical inscriptions along the left edge of the banknote; "CANADA", CENT ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS" along the top edge; "100" and "ISSUE OF 2004/EMISSION DE 2004" in the lower right corner.
Offset printing: face: all images except for the intaglio ones. back: all images except for the serial numbers and tags formed of three vertical black lines along the bottom edge of the banknote.
Letterpress: back: serial numbers, tags formed of three vertical black lines along the bottom edge of the banknote.
View under UV light
Paper: under UV light, colorless fibers (two types) have red and green luminescence
Design features: face: characters and fragments of "BANQUE DU CANADA 100 BANK OF CANADA" have red, yellow, and green luminescence.
View under IR light
Face
Back
Face: intaglio images are printed with two types of metameric inks, one of which absorbs IR waves and the other does not. As a result, when studying the images in the IR, only a part of the intaglio images appears.
Back: serial numbers are printed with two types of metameric inks, one of which absorbs IR waves and the other does not. As a result, when studying the images in the IR, only the serial number on the right appears
Magnetic protection
Design features: back: black inks used to print the two vertical tags near the bottom edge of the banknote have magnetic properties.