100 Euros 2002 Series

Features

Issuer	Eurozone
Issuing bank	European Central Bank
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Year	2002 (2002-2018)
Value	100 Euros 100 EUR = USD 114
Currency	Euro (2002-date)
Composition	Paper (Cotton fiber)
Size	147 × 82 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Number	N# 204864
References	P# 5, 12, 18 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (5 volumes).

Series: The Ages and Styles of Europe

Obverse

On the front are shown windows and doorways. They symbolise the European spirit of openness and cooperation. The banknote shows the architectural style from the Baroque and Rococo period in Europe's history, but does not show any actual existing monuments or bridges.

Scripts: Greek, Latin

Lettering:
BCE ECB EZB EKT EKP 2002
100
EURO
ΕΥΡΩ

Engraver: Robert Kalina

Reverse

The bridges on the reverse of the Europa banknotes symbolize communication between the people of Europe and between Europe and the rest of the world. The reverse also contains a map of Europe and the stars of the European flag.

Scripts: Greek, Latin

Lettering:
100
EURO
ΕΥΡΩ
100

Engraver: Robert Kalina

Watermark

A Baroque and Rococo gateway, and the banknotes denomination.

Signatures

Jean-Claude Trichet (JCT)	President of the European Central Bank
Wim Duisenberg (WD)	President of the European Central Bank
Mario Draghi (MD)	President of the European Central Bank

Printers

Bank of Italy (Banca d'Italia), Rome, Italy (1926-date)
Bundesdruckerei (Reichsdruckerei), Berlin, Germany (1879-date)
Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, Spain
Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date)
Oberthur Fiduciaire (Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO; Oberthur Technologies), France (1984-date)
Royal Joh. Enschedé (Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé, Johan Enschede en Zonen), Haarlem, Netherlands (1703-date)
Setec Oy (Bank of Finland Security Printing House) (Suomen Pankin Setelipaino), Finland (1885-date)

Comments

Country & Printer Codes
The central bank that commissioned the printing of a banknote (but not necessarily the country of printing) is indicated by a letter or country code preceding the serial number, as shown here:

On the obverse, a small six-character printing code appears near the left centre. The first letter is the printer code which represents the location at which the banknote was printed.

The country- and printer codes are as follows:

Banknotes issued for Luxembourg bear the country code of the country that printed the note.

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Date	Signatures	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2002	JCT						S Prefix (Italy)	0.5%
ND (2002-2003)	WD						L Prefix (Finland)	5%
ND (2002-2003)	WD						M Prefix (Portugal)	1.4%
ND (2002-2003)	WD						N Prefix (Austria)	6%
ND (2002-2003)	WD						P Prefix (Netherlands)	1.2%
ND (2002-2003)	WD						S Prefix (Italy)	13%
ND (2002-2003)	WD						T Prefix (Ireland)	1.4%
ND (2002-2003)	WD						U Prefix (France) — Printer Code E (France, Oberthur)	4%
ND (2002-2003)	WD						U Prefix (France) — Printer Code P (Germany, Giesecke & Devrient)	2%
ND (2002-2003)	WD					$ 110	V Prefix (Spain)	8%
ND (2002-2003)	WD						X Prefix (Belgium)	2%
ND (2002-2003)	WD					$ 110	X Prefix (Germany)	11%
ND (2002-2003)	WD						Y Prefix (Greece) — Printer Code G (Netherlands)	0.7%
ND (2002-2003)	WD						Y Prefix (Greece) — Printer Code P (Germany, Giesecke & Devrient)	0.2%
ND (2003-2011)	JCT						L Prefix (Finland)	0.5%
ND (2003-2011)	JCT						N Prefix (Austria)	6%
ND (2003-2011)	JCT						P Prefix (Netherlands)	1.9%
ND (2003-2011)	JCT	$ 110	$ 110	$ 110	$ 110	$ 110	S Prefix (Italy)	33%
ND (2003-2011)	JCT						X Prefix (Germany)	8%
ND (2011-2018)	MD			$ 110	$ 110	$ 110	N Prefix (Austria)	11%
ND (2011-2018)	MD					$ 110	V Prefix (Spain)	12%
ND (2011-2018)	MD				$ 120		X Prefix (Germany) — Printer Code E (France, Oberthur)	9%
ND (2011-2018)	MD		$ 110	$ 110	$ 110		X Prefix (Germany) — Printer Code R (Germany, Bundesdruckerei)	17%

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