Security Features of 100 Taka Note English
Security Features of 100 Taka Note English
Security Features of 100 Taka Note English
1. The size of this note is 140×62mm duly signed by the Dr. Atiur Rahman, Governor,
Bangladesh Bank.
2. This note is printed on highly durable paper containing synthetic fibre.
3. This note contains the following watermarks:
‐ The Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Muzibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation;
‐ Numerical ‘100’ as very bright electrotype watermark just below the portrait;
‐ Bangladesh Bank’s logo on the left side of the portrait which is brighter than the
portrait.
4. This note contains the following things in intaglio ink which are felt rough when rubbed by
finger:
‐ Seven parallel slanted straight lines in the right hand side,
‐ Portrait of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Muzibur Rahman in the left
hand side,
‐ Three small dots at the right hand side for the blind to recognize the note,
‐ Bengali 100, English 100, relevant text of the middle portion of the front side,
‐ Tara mosque of the back side.
5. The colour of the denomination ‘100’ printed with Optically Variable Ink (OVI) in the upper
right hand side will shift from golden to green and vice versa in the event of oscillation of
the note.
6. The note has a 4mm security thread embedded on the left side of the note containing the
logo of the Bangladesh Bank and the text ‘100 uàNà’. Both the ‘Bank logo’ and the text ‘100
UvKv’ appear white when seen directly and black when seen from 90 degree angle.
7. ‘100’ printed latently in the lower border will be found if the note is hold horizontally.
8. Repeated microprints of the text ‘BANGLADESH BANK’ can be seen in vertical straight line
left to the security thread and just inside the text ‘ONE HUNDRED TAKA’ on the back side of
the note. These microprints can only be seen with the help of a magnifying glass.
9. The front left‐side of the note contains the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Muzibur
Rahman, the Father of the Nation. The picture of National Monument is printed in light color
in the middle of the front side of the note.
10. There are repeated microprints of the text ‘BANGLADESH BANK’ over the denomination
‘100’ which is printed in light color at the bottom‐left corner on the back side of the note.
The microprints can only be seen with the help of a magnifying glass.
11. There is a picture of ‘Tara Mosque’ printed in intaglio ink on the back side of the note.