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CBN issues Centenary N100 banknote

CBN issues Centenary N100 banknote

by magna / Friday, 19 December 2014 / Published in Capital Market News

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The commemorative N100 banknote unveiled recently by President Goodluck Jonathan will go into circulation today.

With this development, all branches of CBN have been directed to commence issuance of the currency in their respective locations.

According to the statement issued by the Corporate Communications Department of CBN, the commemorative note will circulate alongside the existing N100 note.

The note, which is embedded with features to assist the visually impaired recognise genuine notes, also has other security features easily identifiable through look, feel and tilt of the currency note.

The CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, had at the unveiling of the new banknote explained that it was designed with enhanced security to offer robust resistance against counterfeiting.

Authentication features of the note include window micro-optics showing the national flag, and numeral 100 indicating the value of the denomination and the attainment of the centenary period.

The new design retains the portrait of Chief Obafemi Awolowo both in the ink, that is the inter-glow level, as a portrait and also in a paper as a shadow image. In addition, there is a spark feature of a rolling manila bar, which was the instrument of transaction during the slave trade era.

At the back side of the currency is the introduced Quick Response Code (QRC), a digital communication feature that highlights and sources all the information about the centenary.

With the QRC application, the barcode on the banknote can be scanned by users to read a brief history of Nigeria.

Source : SunOnline

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