Cambodia 100 Riels 2001

Issued in 2001 by the National Bank of Cambodia, this 100 Riels banknote is part of the modern series aimed at strengthening the national currency. The obverse features a portrait of Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodia’s former King, accompanied by Khmer script inscriptions and the national emblem with Angkor Wat.

The reverse showcases the Angkor Wat temple, Cambodia’s iconic cultural symbol, set within traditional ornamental designs. Printed on cotton-based paper, this note includes security features such as a security thread, watermark, and fine line printing.

Obverse

Independence Monument of Phnom Penh

Signed: Chea Chanto & Tieng Seng

Script: Khmer

Lettering:
ធនាគារជាតិ នៃ កម្ពុជា
មួយរយរៀល
អ្នកក្លែងក្រដាសប្រាក់នឹងត្រូវផ្តន្ទាទោសតាមច្បាប់

Translation:
National Bank of Cambodia
One hundred riels
Counterfeiters will be punished according to the law

Reverse

School Building with students

Scripts: Khmer, Latin

Lettering:
ធនាគារជាតិ នៃ កម្មង់
National Bank of Cambodia
មួយរយរៀល

Translation:
National Bank of Orders
One hundred riels

Watermark

Multiple lines of text.

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Comments

UV: fibres fluoresce blue. Back: 100 in Cambodian fluoresce yellow at right.


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The Independence Monument (in Khmer language: Vimean Ekareach) of Phnom Penh is an architectural work located in the Cambodian capital and was built between 1958 and 1962, to celebrate the nation’s independence from French domination in 1953.