Miscellaneous Gold plated Foil 1st Series 100 Euro 2002 GERMANY (388A)

Description

Gold miscellaneous banknote, lovely replacement for the circulating 100 Euro banknote.
The euro was founded on 1 January 1999, when it became the currency of over 300 million people in Europe. For the first three years of its existence it was an invisible currency, only used in accountancy. Euro cash was not introduced until 1 January 2002, when it replaced the national banknotes and coins of the countries in eurozone 12, such as the Irish pound and the Austrian schilling. Slovenia joined the Eurozone in 2007, Cyprus and Malta in 2008, Slovakia in 2009, Estonia in 2011 and Latvia on 1 January 2014.
The one hundred euro note (€100) is one of the higher value euro banknotes and has been used since the introduction of the euro in its cash form in 2002.
It is the third largest note, and has a green colour scheme. The hundred euro notes depict bridges and arches/doorways in the Baroque and Rococo style (17th and 18th centuries). The hundred euro note contains several complex security features such as watermarks, invisible ink, holograms and microprinting that document its authenticity.
All the notes of the 1st series bear the European flag, a map of the continent on the reverse, the name "euro" in both Latin and Greek script (EURO / ΕΥΡΩ) and the signature of a president of the ECB. The 12 stars from the flag are also incorporated into every note.
The notes also carry the acronyms of the name of the European Central Bank in five linguistic variants, covering all official languages of the EU in 2002.
The new banknotes of the Europa series 100 euro banknote were released on 28 May 2019.
OBVERSE:
Window in the Baroque and Rococo style. Mario Draghi signature
Text: BCE ECB EZB EKT 2002 - 100 EURO EYPΩ
Designer: Robert Kalina
REVERSE:
Bridge in Baroque and Rococo style and map of Europe
Text: 100 EURO EYPΩ
Designer: Robert Kalina
Country                 Germany
Type
Not Legal tender, Miscellaneous note
Year
2002
Years of printing
1999–2018 (1st series)
Value
100 Euro
Currency
Euro (from 1999)
Material                Gold Plated Foil
Serial number      X09999999999
Colour                   Green colour scheme
Size
147 x 62 mm
Security
Features on the circulation 50 Euro note 1st series:
A hologram patch with perforations, a EURion constellation, watermarks, microprinting, ultraviolet ink, raised printing, a security thread, matted surface, see-through number, colour-changing ink, barcodes and a serial number.