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.
Also it is the only US dollar note available today that doesn't have the picture of a building that is located in the Washington DC, but has the image of the Independence Hall that can be found on the reverse. There is a particular time marked on the clock of the independence hall which is 4:10 on the traditional notes, except 10:30 was printed on a series of notes that were released in 2013.
Despite of the fact that the newly created currency notes did cost a bit higher as compared to the old notes, however the notes had more circulating period and thus it was profitable for the long run. This was also beneficial in other sense, as the 100$ notes were something that was very often counterfeited in comparison to other currency notes in the country. Some counterfeiters were able to create such quality of counterfeit notes that were impossible to detect as fakes, considered as fake notes. However with the availability of the new security features in the notes, it becomes very difficult to replicate them.
It was also found that the image of the Liberty bell in the inkwell also changes as the user views the 100$ note. The new 100$ bill introduced then had the colour shifting ink. As you look through the note, you can find an inkwell at the bottom right of the note, carefully looking at it you can find an image of a green bell inside the copper coloured inkwell present on the front of the bill. Also as you tilt the note, you can observe it changing colour from green to copper, which makes the bell appear and disappear in the inkwell.
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.
Also it is the only US dollar note available today that doesn't have the picture of a building that is located in the Washington DC, but has the image of the Independence Hall that can be found on the reverse. There is a particular time marked on the clock of the independence hall which is 4:10 on the traditional notes, except 10:30 was printed on a series of notes that were released in 2013.
Despite of the fact that the newly created currency notes did cost a bit higher as compared to the old notes, however the notes had more circulating period and thus it was profitable for the long run. This was also beneficial in other sense, as the 100$ notes were something that was very often counterfeited in comparison to other currency notes in the country. Some counterfeiters were able to create such quality of counterfeit notes that were impossible to detect as fakes, considered as fake notes. However with the availability of the new security features in the notes, it becomes very difficult to replicate them.
It was also found that the image of the Liberty bell in the inkwell also changes as the user views the 100$ note. The new 100$ bill introduced then had the colour shifting ink. As you look through the note, you can find an inkwell at the bottom right of the note, carefully looking at it you can find an image of a green bell inside the copper coloured inkwell present on the front of the bill. Also as you tilt the note, you can observe it changing colour from green to copper, which makes the bell appear and disappear in the inkwell.
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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