{"id":253504,"date":"2020-02-24T13:41:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T03:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=253504"},"modified":"2020-07-12T17:35:28","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T07:35:28","slug":"redesigned-100-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/02\/24\/redesigned-100-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"Redesigned $100 Note Unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The new $100 note, like others in the series, features a clear plastic window with in-built security features (Photo: Reserve Bank)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 24, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Reserve Bank released the design of Australia’s new $100\u00a0banknote on Monday, the final denomination to be redesigned as part of a program to increase security as well as assist people who are blind.<\/p>\n

The new banknote will be released into circulation in the second half of 2020.<\/p>\n

All the banknotes in the Next Generation Banknote Program have a tactile feature to help people distinguish between different denominations.<\/p>\n

On the $100 note, there are five raised bumps on each of the long edges.<\/p>\n

A Reserve Bank spokesperson said the organisation was working closely with banknote equipment manufacturers and retailers to help them prepare banknote accepting and dispensing machines to handle the new $100\u00a0banknote.<\/p>\n

This has included the early distribution of banknotes to allow manufacturers and owners of these machines to update their equipment.<\/p>\n

Existing $100\u00a0banknotes remain legal tender and can continue to be used.<\/p>\n

The new note retains portraits of\u00a0Sir John Monash and Dame Nellie Melba as well as\u00a0the Australian Masked Owl and Golden Wattle.<\/p>\n

The wattle frames the edges of a top-to-bottom clear window which includes a number of dynamic security elements.<\/p>\n