1981 • Issued Banknote • 100 Dollars • PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine • Held
New Zealand 1981 100 Dollars H.R. Hardie Signature Issued Note Pick 175a PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine
At a glance
Country: New Zealand
Year: 1981
Denomination: 100 Dollars
Type: Issued Banknote
Grade: PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine
Status: Held
Tags: New Zealand; Hardie Signature; 1981; Issued Note; Bradbury Wilkinson; Reserve Bank of New Zealand; 100 Dollars; Pick 175a; PMG 45
Description and research notes
Regular issue 100 Dollars note from the 1981–85 series printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Company for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, signed by H.R. Hardie as Chief Cashier. It marks the return of the hundred into circulation after a decade of scarcity. Printed in deep crimson intaglio with Queen Elizabeth II portrait and Cook watermark. Serial YAA173980 confirms an issued note rather than specimen. PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine with light folds but full original color.