Catalog
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 2016-2018 |
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| Size | 155 × 74 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND TE PŪTEA MATUA THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS LORD RUTHERFORD OF NELSON (Translation: Reserve Bank of New Zealand) |
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| Reverse lettering | NEW ZEALAND AOTEAROA |
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New Zealand's fifth series polymer notes, introduced from 2015 onward, were printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company in Ottawa — a long-standing arrangement that has supplied New Zealand's higher denominations since the polymer transition. The $100 sits at the top of the circulating series and consequently sees lower everyday turnover than the $50, meaning used examples in genuinely worn condition are less common than with smaller denominations.
The transparent window on this issue incorporates a laser-fern element unique to New Zealand's series, a deliberate nod to national identity worked into the security architecture rather than applied as an afterthought.