100 euro note
| Country | Eurozone (mainly) and other countries |
|---|---|
| Value | 100 euro |
| Width | 147 mm |
| Height | 82 (1st series) 77 (Europa series) mm |
| Security features | 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 |
| Material used | Cotton fibre |
| Years of printing | 1999–2018 (1st series) Since 2018 (Europa series) |
| Obverse | |
| Design | Window in the baroque and rococo style. |
| Designer | Robert Kalina (1st series) Reinhold Gerstetter (Europa series) |
| Design date | 3 December 1996 (1st series) 17 September 2018 (Europa series) |
| Reverse | |
| Design | Bridge in the baroque and rococo style and map of Europe. |
| Designer | Robert Kalina (1st series) Reinhold Gerstetter (Europa series) |
| Design date | 3 December 1996 (1st series) 17 September 2018 (Europa series) |
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. The note is used in the 25 countries (and Kosovo) that have adopted the euro as their sole currency, representing some 350 million people. In July 2024, there was an estimated 3,987,000,000 hundred euro banknotes in circulation in the eurozone. The note is the third most widely-circulated denomination, accounting for 13.3% of the total banknotes.
The design of the Europa series 100 euro banknote was revealed on 17 September 2018 and launched on 28 May 2019.