100 Cents
Fiji · Reserve Bank of Fiji
Issued on 8 August 2023, this non-circulating legal-tender note was produced by De La Rue on Safeguard polymer substrate, measuring 145 x 70 mm and limited to 950,000 pieces. The obverse displays the Fijian coat of arms, a red hibiscus with a colour-shifting optically variable ink rendition, and a holographic foil strip incorporating the Fiji Banded Iguana, Red-throated Lorikeet, corals, fish, and the RBF logo. The reverse features a stylised Chinese dragon amid white and yellow clouds, which fluoresces yellow and green under ultraviolet light, marking Fiji's deep cultural ties with its Chinese-Fijian community.
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ReasonCommemorates the Chinese Lunar Year of the Dragon and celebrates Fiji's cultural diversity as the world's first 100-cent denomination legal-tender banknote.
DesignStylised Chinese dragon on reverse surrounded by clouds, with a hibiscus and holographic foil strip incorporating Fijian wildlife on the obverse.
Security featuresDe La Rue Safeguard polymer substrate with SPOTLIGHT counter-rotating Pyramid Butterfly fish, GEMINI micro and line effects, PUREIMAGE window design, a golden pearl with Fresnel effect, optically variable magnetic ink hibiscus, and UV-reactive dragon on reverse.
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