About the note
The $100 note carries a portrait of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, third son of King George V and Queen Mary. The prince is wearing the uniform of a captain of the 10th Royal Hussars Regiment. He was briefly the Governor General of Australia, the only prince to hold such a role. The original portrait was taken at the Vandyk studio, possibly by Herbert Vandyk, the son of the founder. The engraving was done by Will Ford of American Bank Note Company (ABN).
The allegorical figures in the vignette on the back of the note represent commerce and industry. The adult figure sits with his foot on the head of a hammer, and behind the two figures is an image of busy factories and docks. The whole background image is wreathed in smoke pouring from smokestacks; the smoke itself is an allegory of flourishing industry and its accompanying commerce. The man and boy were engraved by William Adolf. They were combined with the background from another engraving and then re-engraved by Elie Loizeaux, Sydney L. Smith and Warrell A. Hauck—all of ABN.
At a glance
- Portrait: Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
- Date of issue: March 11, 1935
- Last day of issue: January 2, 1937
- Signatures:
- Deputy Governor John A. C. Osborne
- Governor Graham F. Towers
- Dimensions: 15.1 cm x 7.3 cm
- Design: American Bank Note Company Ltd., Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd.
- Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd.
- Status: legal tender
