Catalog
100 Dollars - Elizabeth II C Series, Two Signatures
| Issuer | Cayman Islands Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Red dominant with multicolour guilloche underprint. The Cayman Islands Coat of Arms appears at upper centre, flanked by a treasure chest vignette at left and a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right. Denomination numerals occupy all four corners, with the legal tender inscription and authority title rendered in intaglio across the lower register. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority replaced the Cayman Islands Currency Board in 1997, giving the territory its own dedicated monetary institution — though the practical relationship with sterling and the fixed 1:1.2 peg to the US dollar remained unchanged. This C Series, introduced in 2006, was De La Rue's update on earlier designs rather than a wholesale redesign, retaining the broad visual scheme while adding upgraded security elements appropriate to a jurisdiction handling significant offshore banking volumes.
The CI dollar consistently punches above its weight as a currency — it remains one of the highest-valued dollar-denominated banknotes in the world, making the 100-dollar denomination an unusually large sum by any measure.