Three Subtle Changes to the Flashy New $100 Bill
After a three-year delay following “unexpected production” issues, the Federal Reserve Board has announced that the new $100 bill, a piece of legal tender in development for more than a decade, will enter circulation this fall. Among the new features: a blue security ribbon, which runs vertically like a giant Sharpie swipe next to Benjamin Franklin’s head, and a gold inkwell with what appears to be a tattoo of a green Liberty Bell. For both of these colorful additions, different words and graphics will emerge when the holder twists and tilts the paper.
But there are other, more subtle changes to the note—all made in the name of security and throwing off counterfeiters—that are sure to rile up conspiracy theorists and fans of historically inaccurate Nicolas Cage films. Here are three: