Netherlands. 1977-1997 Issues. De Nederlandsche Bank. Printer: Johan Enschedé en Zonen (JEZ), Haarlem. Designer: RDE "Ootje" Oxenaar (1929–2017). Watermark: Head of Great Snipe. Dimensions: 154 x 76 mm. Date: 28-07-1977. Issued into circulation at 16 March 1981. No security thread. Material: paper. Texts in Dutch. Description of the front: Front and back printing predominantly dark brown on multicolor underprint. Snipe at right. At bottom, the value in letters and the name of the bank. At top, Amsterdam, date and the signatures in dark-brown. At left, the watermark. Value 100 in dark-brown at left top corner. Signatures: Secretaris: F.F.Posthumus Meyjes, President: Jelle Zijlstra. Description of the back: multicolor. Security background in graphic design with head of snipe (gallinago media), rainbow and flowers. Value 100 in dark-brown at 2 corners. Watermark at right and the text of Law at left (Art. 208). Serial banknote number is printed in black and repeated two time. The specimen is known overprinted in red diagonally front and reverse in open letters "SPECIMEN" with specimen number "000" in red on front. Other reference: Soetens/Grolle/Koeze 17,1.