New US $100 Bill Unveiled — New High-Tech Security Features Added to Foil Counterfeit Efforts
Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on April 21, 2010
UPDATE, December 7, 2010… Money Crisis: New $100 Bills Flawed, Misprinted, & Will Have to Be Destroyed… First Currency with Obama’s Treas. Tim “Tax-Dodging” Geithner’s Signature (video)
A new $100 bill was launched by the US Treasury today... no, this is not it (although Obama supporters would likely have leg tingles if it were)
In today’s dismal economy, fewer regular Americans likely will have a $100 bill in his or her possession any time soon. However, to offset the counterfeit efforts of wealthy criminals, the US Treasury today unveiled the newest version of the C-note with a slew of new state-of-the art security features.
And no, it doesn’t have the current president’s face on it… the graphic of the fake Obama $100 bill above is a tongue-in-cheek joke.
Sorry to disappoint any POTUS admirers. Sorry if the above freaked out any POTUS non-admirers.
Here’s a close-up of part of the front of the actual, new $100 bill:
Close-up of a portion of the new $100 bill, high-tech features to prevent counterfeiting
The technology behind the security features of the new bill is pretty cool…
From Indyposted, New 100 Dollar Bill Unveiled by US Treasury:
The US Treasure has just revealed a new design for the 100 dollar bill. The new 100 dollar bill is set to be released in February, 2011.
The new design features advanced security features that will make it nearly impossible to counterfeit.
The new $100 bill features a blue 3-d security ribbon that will contain pictures of bells and 100s that will change position when you tilt the bill. Also, the bell in the inkwell on the front of the new $100 bill will change color from bronze to green when the bill is tilted.
The back of the new $100 bill will feature a vignette of Independence Hall from the rear of the building instead of the front.
Current $100 bills will still be considered legal tender when the new bills are released.
From TPI News Daily, New 100 Dollar Bill to Help Counterfeit Money Detection:
The new 100 dollar bill has new counterfeit money detection measures, the first one is a blue 3D security ribbon in the front face of the note that will change as you move the new 100 bill. The second counterfeit money detection indicator is a bell in an inkwell that changes color from copper to green when tilted.
From CBS News, U.S. Unveils New High-Tech $100 Bill:
(AP) The folks who print America’s money have designed a high-tech makeover of the $100 bill. It’s part of an effort to stay ahead of counterfeiters as technology becomes more sophisticated and more dollars flow overseas, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says.
The makeover, unveiled Wednesday, may leave people wondering if there is magic involved.
Benjamin Franklin is still on the $100 bill, also known as C-note, but he has been joined by a disappearing Liberty Bell in an inkwell and a bright blue security ribbon composed of thousands of tiny lenses that magnify objects in mysterious ways. Move the bill and the objects move in a different direction.
The government hopes the new bills will make it harder for high-tech counterfeiters to replicate.
The new currency will not go into circulation until Feb. 10 of next year, giving the government time to educate the public in the United States and around the world about all the changes.
“We estimate that as many as two-thirds of all $100 notes circulate outside the United States,” said Bernanke, who stressed that the 6.5 billion in $100 bills now in circulation will remain legal tender.
The $100 bill, the highest value denomination in general circulation, is the last bill to undergo an extensive redesign. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing began the process in 2003, adding splashes of color to spruce up first the $20 and then the $50, $10 and $5 bills. The $1 bill isn’t getting a makeover.
The changes are aimed at thwarting counterfeiters who are armed with ever-more sophisticated computers, scanners and color copiers.
The $100 bill is the most frequent target of counterfeiters operating outside of the United States while the $20 bill is the favorite target of counterfeiters inside the country.
The redesigned $100 bill had originally been expected to go into circulation in late 2008 but it’s introduction was delayed to give the government time to refine all the new security features.
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