New Canada 100 bill on Monday

Bank of Canada today announce that they will begin circulating the new $100 bill (Canada’s first polymer bank note) on Monday, 14 November 2011. They had been circulating information regarding the new banknotes security features since middle of this year. New Canada $100 polymers, which celebrates Canada’s contributions to innovation in the field of medicine, will be featured at an official event taking place in Toronto, Ontario, at the MaRS Centre, a hub for public-private sector innovation and collaboration between the business and scientific communities. Speaking at the event will be Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada, and Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, Chief Executive Officer of MaRS Discovery District.

The New Canada $100 polymers, features images that focus on Canadian innovations in the field of medicine: from pioneering the discovery of insulin to treat diabetes, to the invention of the pacemaker and to the role Canadian researchers have played in mapping the human genetic code. Sir Robert Borden, Prime Minister of Canada between 1911 and 1920, in an updated portrait, remains on the front of the note. You can read more about it via this link; Canada new 100 dollars.

The Canada $100 notes contain a number of unique features that expand the frontiers of bank note security and will make them difficult to counterfeit but easy to check. Most prominent are two transparent areas: the larger area extends from the top to the bottom of the note and contains complex holographic features; the other is in the shape of a maple leaf. You can check the notes using Feel, Look and Flip method. You can read some explanation on the innovative security features and design of the new $100 polymer note, with their official video via this link; Canada 100 dollars security features.

Source: Bank of Canada.