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100 Euro
| Issuer | European Central Bank |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Value | 100 Euro |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread, Hologram, Microprinting, Color-shifting ink |
| Protection description | Architectural watermark matching the gateway design on the obverse, visible when held to light; embedded security thread bearing the microtext 'BCE ECB EZB EKT EKP 100€'; holographic stripe on the obverse right margin displaying the euro symbol, denomination numeral, and EU flag motif; microprinting incorporated within the guilloche underprint patterns; the reverse denomination numeral, which shifts from purple to olive-green when the note is tilted |
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The first-series euro notes (the "ES1" or "First Series") launched in January 2002 with one of the largest simultaneous currency introductions in history — twelve countries withdrawing their national currencies within a matter of weeks. Robert Kalina, an Austrian designer at the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, won the design competition in 1996; his brief required architectural imagery generic enough to offend no member state, which is why the bridges and windows depict no real structures.
Production was distributed across multiple Eurosystem printers, each identifiable by a single letter in the serial prefix. The 100-euro note of this series was withdrawn from circulation in 2019 when the Europa Series replacement entered full distribution.