100 Bermudian Dollar Banknote (Red Cardinal Bird)

100 Dollars Dollar (Issued 2009)

Embedded within the paper of this 2009 Bermuda Monetary Authority one hundred dollar note is a multi-layered suite of security features characteristic of the modern polymer-influenced print era, including a windowed security thread that runs vertically through the note and carries microprinted text visible under magnification. A watermark portrait area is clearly discernible in the upper central zone of the front face, where a lighter tonal impression of a figure — consistent with Queen Elizabeth II, whose image appeared on Bermuda banknotes of this period — can be seen when the note is held to the light. The serial number, rendered in a distinctive typeface and prefixed with a star symbol, appears twice on the front face, providing a further layer of authentication. The overall substrate carries an intricate background of fine guilloché rosette patterns printed in coral, salmon, and pale rose tones that form the note’s dominant warm palette.

On the front, the central and most commanding design element is a brilliantly rendered Red Cardinal Bird — explicitly labelled as such in small text at the lower centre reading “RED CARDINAL BIRD” — perched on a branch and depicted in vivid scarlet plumage with a jet-black facial mask, rendered in fine intaglio-style engraving that gives the bird a striking three-dimensional quality against the warm rose background. The cardinal is surrounded by delicate pale lilac and white flowers, likely oleander, which spread across the lower and right portions of the note in soft botanical detail. Above the bird, the watermark window displays the ghosted impression of Queen Elizabeth II, partially visible as a pale tonal overlay. To the upper right, a stylised white and yellow floral motif — resembling a daisy or plumeria — is printed in contrasting light tones. The denomination “$100” appears prominently in the upper right area in large, bold crimson numerals, and again in smaller form at the lower centre. At the very top of the note, the issuing authority name “BERMUDA MONETARY AUTHORITY” is printed in clear serif capitals, with “ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS” directly beneath in bold uppercase lettering. A signature line with a facsimile signature appears to the right of centre, accompanied by the date “1 JANUARY 2009.” The serial number “★000264” appears twice — once horizontally at upper left and once vertically along the right edge — both in deep crimson. Fine horizontal and vertical guilloché line patterns fill the background throughout, creating a dense, interlocking security mesh. At the very foot of the note, a legal tender notice reads: “THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER ISSUED UNDER THE BERMUDA MONETARY AUTHORITY ACT 1969.”

The reverse of the note is dominated by a detailed architectural vignette of the House of Assembly in Hamilton, Bermuda, rendered in warm terracotta and rose-red tones with fine engraved linework that captures the building’s distinctive arched colonnades, clock tower at the left, and multi-storey neoclassical facade. Above the building, a white-tailed tropicbird — labelled “CAHOW” in small text to its right — is depicted in mid-flight with wings spread, its long tail streamers trailing elegantly against a pale sky-blue and cream background that suggests open sky and sea. The denomination “$100” is printed boldly in deep red to the upper right of the composition, while “ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS” and “BERMUDA MONETARY AUTHORITY” are repeated at the top of the reverse in matching serif typography. In the upper left corner, the same stylised floral motif seen on the front — a white and yellow daisy-like flower — reappears, accompanied by two small coral-red dots. Along both the left and right margins, decorative butterfly motifs are printed in a deep pink-red, adding a further layer of natural imagery consistent with Bermuda’s endemic wildlife. The background throughout the reverse is overlaid with the same fine guilloché mesh of coral and salmon tones, and “THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY” is captioned in small text at the lower right of the architectural vignette. A repeated “$100” appears at the lower left in pale ghost-print form as an additional security underprint element.

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