$100 Bill Gets A New Look, But It’s Still All About the Benjamins

Here’s an early look at the new $100 Bills slated to go into circulation February 10, 2011. As you can see, these bill have received a high tech government redesign, including a “3D Security Ribbon” and a color-changing inkwell. Franklin will remain on the front of the $100 bill, and Independence Hall in Philadelphia will remain on the back of the currency although both have been modified in ways aimed at making it harder to produce counterfeit copies of the bills. The newly added blue 3D security ribbon will give a 3-D effect to the micro-images that thousands of lenses will be magnifying. Tilt the note back and forth and you will see tiny bells on the ribbon change to 100s as they move. But that’s not all. Tilt the note back and forth and the images will move side to side. Tilt the note side to side and the images will move up and down. In addition, to the left of Franklin’s portrait, will be an inkwell that will change color from copper to green when the note is tilted. The movement will also make a Liberty Bell appear and disappear inside the inkwell. “The new security features announced today come after more than a decade of research and development to protect our currency from counterfeiting,” said U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios, whose signature will appear on the new currency.