Currency of Bermuda 100 Dollars banknote 2009 Red Cardinal
Bermuda Monetary Authority
Obverse: On the foreground is a bird Red Cardinal or Northern cardinal sitting on the branch of Eriobotrya japonica. On the background, along whole field of banknote, are the flowers Clematis "Arabella". Above it is Bermuda's shore in a daytime. Under it is a hologram window with Bermuda profile inside. In the top right corner is a stylized flower Clematis "Arabella" as see-through registration device. The portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wearing a diamond tiara appears on the front left corner of each note. The portrait used for this note series is the traditional image of the Her Majesty that is featured on the stamps of the UK. Before serial number - the Bermuda onion.
Signatures: facsimile signatures of the Chairman (R. Alan F. Richardson) and a Director of the Authority (Robert Steinhoff).
Reverse: View of the House of Assembly. Above the National Assembly building is the Bermuda Petrel (Pterodroma cahow) is a gadfly petrel. Commonly known in Bermuda as the Cahow, a name derived from its eerie cries, this nocturnal ground-nesting seabird is the national bird of Bermuda, and a symbol of hope for nature conservation. Along left border are butterflies Danaus plexippus.
Colour: Red.
Dimensions: 140 × 68 mm.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London, England.
See-Through: New Bermuda Notes have a unique feature called OPTIKS in the form of an oval on the front and strip on the back which look metallic in reflected (day) light but which form a transparent oval with a map of Bermuda repeated inside when held up to the light.
Additional security features are as follows:
■ Watermark and Electrotype (When the note is held up to the light a hibiscus flower and a bright sail boat are visible)
■ See-through feature (completed images of creatures individual to each denomination will appear when the note is held up to the light)
■ Serial numbers increasing in size
■ Iridescent band on the $20; $50 and $100 denominations
■ Latent image (tilt the image and an image of the denomination numeral will appear)