100 Rand
South Africa · South African Reserve Bank
The blue 100 Rand note entered circulation on 4 May 2023 as part of the SARB's Eighth Series security upgrade, which modernised all five denominations simultaneously. The obverse features Nelson Mandela's portrait with constitutional text and flag imagery arranged in rings, two Cape buffalo depicted in SPARK Live Truspin colour-shifting ink, and the national coat of arms with a hexagonal registration device containing a buffalo. The reverse depicts two Cape buffalo with a buffalo-in-hexagon registration device, measuring 146 x 70 mm.
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ReasonEighth Series security upgrade with enhanced SPARK Live Truspin and RollingStar windowed thread technology across all Mandela series denominations.
DesignTwo Cape buffalo in SPARK Live Truspin colour-shifting ink on the obverse and two buffalo on the reverse, with a hexagonal registration device echoing the denomination's animal theme.
Security featuresSPARK Live Truspin colour-shifting Cape buffalo, RollingStar holographic windowed security thread with coat of arms, SARB, buffalo and 100, watermark of Cape buffalo and electrotype 100.
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