2011 it was announced that the Federal Reserve will be updating the 100$ notes, It is one of the most circulated US currency notes in and around the United States. It was the first ever update proposed to be made after the introduction of the 100$ notes since 1996 and the most unique update to the series of updates in comparison to other US currency notes, 5$ bill, 10$ bill, 20$ bill and 50$ bill.
After the retirement of the denominations of 500$, 1000$, 5000$ and 10000$, the 100$ bill is the largest existing denomination in the US currency, being printed since the July of late 70s. Studies conducted by Bureau of E&P suggests that an average life of a 100$ bill once released has a circulation of period of 90 months and then it gets replaced due to wear and tear.
Often the US currency is referred to the name of the presidents; it is probably the only currency that is named after their president. The 100$ US currency is often referred to as Bens, Benjamins, Franklins, as because the 100$ bill has the face of Benjamin Franklin's and people to refer to their portrait on the bill. The hundred dollar bill is sometime also referred to as "C, as this indicates the roman numeral for the number. The hundred dollar bill is one of the two notes that don't have the face of a president on the note, along with the ten dollar note.
The three dimensional security is made up of thousands of micro lenses, used in every bill or note. It is also declared as one of the most complicated note ever prepared by the United States. It is a ribbon that runs through the new 100$ US note vertically.
Later in 2013 a newly designed 100$ note was circulated, which was earlier to be released in 2011 but it was not published due to some issues with the printing. There were some new security features introduced in the newly circulated notes, here are the newly added features.
Also there was no problem in getting rid of the old stack as they still went on to be legal, but after the announcement of the new redesigned notes, the old notes that were collected by the Federal Reserve were destroyed and replaced. This was done to avoid any kind of confusion with the notes in the ATMs. The security feature introduced in the notes consisted of the following.
There were some security features that was also retained from the old 100$ notes, some of the features were updated such as the portrait watermark, the security thread, colour shifting 100, raised printing, serial numbers and so on. The new note did had a portrait watermark on the 100$ bill, which is visible on both the sides. The new 3D security thread is visible on the right of the watermark. There is also an embedded security thread that can be found on the left of the portrait and is similar to the current security thread, when viewed under UV light it glows in pink colour.
As you look at the note carefully, you can find small printed words that appear on the collar of Benjamin Franklin, also present in the blank space where the watermark appears, at the golden quill and also present in the borders of the note. Lastly, the colour shifting of 100, as you tilt the note to view the numeral 100 in the bottom right corner, you can see the colour shifting from copper to green.
After the retirement of the denominations of 500$, 1000$, 5000$ and 10000$, the 100$ bill is the largest existing denomination in the US currency, being printed since the July of late 70s. Studies conducted by Bureau of E&P suggests that an average life of a 100$ bill once released has a circulation of period of 90 months and then it gets replaced due to wear and tear.
Often the US currency is referred to the name of the presidents; it is probably the only currency that is named after their president. The 100$ US currency is often referred to as Bens, Benjamins, Franklins, as because the 100$ bill has the face of Benjamin Franklin's and people to refer to their portrait on the bill. The hundred dollar bill is sometime also referred to as "C, as this indicates the roman numeral for the number. The hundred dollar bill is one of the two notes that don't have the face of a president on the note, along with the ten dollar note.
The three dimensional security is made up of thousands of micro lenses, used in every bill or note. It is also declared as one of the most complicated note ever prepared by the United States. It is a ribbon that runs through the new 100$ US note vertically.
Later in 2013 a newly designed 100$ note was circulated, which was earlier to be released in 2011 but it was not published due to some issues with the printing. There were some new security features introduced in the newly circulated notes, here are the newly added features.
Also there was no problem in getting rid of the old stack as they still went on to be legal, but after the announcement of the new redesigned notes, the old notes that were collected by the Federal Reserve were destroyed and replaced. This was done to avoid any kind of confusion with the notes in the ATMs. The security feature introduced in the notes consisted of the following.
There were some security features that was also retained from the old 100$ notes, some of the features were updated such as the portrait watermark, the security thread, colour shifting 100, raised printing, serial numbers and so on. The new note did had a portrait watermark on the 100$ bill, which is visible on both the sides. The new 3D security thread is visible on the right of the watermark. There is also an embedded security thread that can be found on the left of the portrait and is similar to the current security thread, when viewed under UV light it glows in pink colour.
As you look at the note carefully, you can find small printed words that appear on the collar of Benjamin Franklin, also present in the blank space where the watermark appears, at the golden quill and also present in the borders of the note. Lastly, the colour shifting of 100, as you tilt the note to view the numeral 100 in the bottom right corner, you can see the colour shifting from copper to green.
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