100 Dollars XCD Banknote (2019–2021 Polymer ‘New Design’ Issue) 2019

100 Dollars Dollar (Issued 2019)

In the island markets, hotel checkouts, and government offices of the Eastern Caribbean States, a one-hundred-dollar note like this one would have passed through many hands — a tourist settling a bill in St Lucia, a small business owner making a deposit in Antigua, a family sending value across the island chain. Printed on durable polymer substrate as part of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s landmark 2019–2021 New Design Issue, this note represented a significant modernisation of the region’s currency. Its striking visual identity and advanced security features made it one of the most technically sophisticated banknotes ever issued by the ECCB. For those now holding one of these notes in the United Kingdom, it remains a current-denomination piece that can be submitted for exchange.

On the front, the note is dominated by a finely engraved portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, rendered in a detailed intaglio style with strong tonal contrast showing her wearing a tiara and pearl necklace, her expression composed and authoritative. The portrait is positioned centrally in the upper portion of the note, set against a lightly patterned background of subtle guilloché linework that runs across the polymer surface. The issuing authority name, “Eastern Caribbean Central Bank,” appears in clear serif typography across the top of the note, while the denomination “100” is displayed prominently in the upper left in large numerals. A bold pink and violet iridescent security stripe runs diagonally across the left-hand side of the note, providing a vivid colour contrast against the predominantly blue-grey tonal palette of the upper section. The serial number WE033440 is printed in green along the left margin. Below the main portrait panel, a transparent window strip spans the width of the note, containing a striking holographic element that depicts a hummingbird in shimmering blue and green iridescence alongside the numeral “100” in optically variable ink that shifts colour when tilted. The legal tender text reading “THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT” appears in small print beneath the portrait. Further below the transparent strip, a Governor’s signature is accompanied by the word “Governor” in printed text, and the text “ECCB 100” appears in small repeating microprint along the strip border. The denomination text “One Hundred Dollars” is printed in full at the base of the note in bold lettering, accompanied by a large “$100” in deep blue, and a row of small symbols representing the eight ECCB member territories appears just above the denomination text.

The reverse of the note opens with the bold “Eastern Caribbean Central Bank” name at the top in clear typography, flanked by the denomination “100” in the upper left. A detailed map of the Eastern Caribbean island chain dominates the upper right portion of the reverse, with the names of each member territory labelled in small text: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, St Christophers and Nevis, Montserrat, Dominica, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada. To the left of the map, a dramatic engraved vignette depicts the twin volcanic peaks of Les Pitons in St Lucia, rendered in dark green and teal tones with textured linework conveying their steep, forested slopes. Beneath the map and to the left, a formal engraved portrait of Sir Arthur Lewis — the St Lucian Nobel Prize-winning economist — is depicted wearing glasses, a suit and tie, his name “Sir Arthur Lewis” printed in clear text beneath his likeness. The transparent window strip on the reverse shows the mirror image of the hummingbird hologram visible from the front, with “100” again appearing in the strip alongside the bird motif in blue iridescent colour. The repeating microprint text “ECCB100” and “ECCB B100” runs along the edges of the transparent panel. At the base of the reverse, the denomination “One Hundred Dollars” is printed in full in white text against a dark panel, with a large “$100” in the lower right rendered in the same bold blue typography as the front. A mountain vignette in teal and navy tones fills the lower background of the reverse panel, echoing the volcanic landscape imagery found in the upper portion.

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