100 Dollars
United States Of America · Federal Reserve System (issued by the Federal Reserve Banks; printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, U.S. Department of the Treasury)
The Series 2021 $100 Federal Reserve Note bears the Yellen-Malerba signatures and continues the design introduced in 2013 (Series 2009A). Benjamin Franklin appears on the obverse, accompanied by a Declaration of Independence excerpt, quill pen, and the Syng inkstand. Independence Hall in Philadelphia is depicted on the reverse. The $100 note carries the most advanced security features of any U.S. banknote. The series update is a standard administrative change upon appointment of a new Treasury Secretary and Treasurer.
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ReasonRegular circulation series update reflecting new Yellen-Malerba signature combination
DesignObverse: portrait of Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence vignette, quill pen, Syng inkstand; Reverse: Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Security featuresBlue 3-D Security Ribbon (woven into paper, tilting shifts bell and '100' images); Bell in the Inkwell (optically variable bell shifts copper to green); portrait watermark of Franklin (visible against light); embedded pink security thread reading 'USA 100' — glows pink under UV light; color-shifting numeral '100' ink; microprinting; EURion constellation
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