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)
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.
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.