100 US dollars banknote
100 US dollars banknote
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156x67mm. Since 1990 - 157x67 mm. The paper is tinted, has a light yellow tint, contains randomly embedded security fibers of red and blue colors. Since February 2011 - light blue banknote.
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, offset to the left of the center, below it is the inscription "FRANKLIN". On the right, at the place where the portrait of the previous series of dollars was placed, there is a watermark and a security thread.
To the left of the portrait is the seal of the Federal Reserve System (in black), above which are a letter and number indicating the Federal Reserve Bank that issued the banknote into circulation. On the right side of the portrait is the seal of the State Treasury (green). In the upper left and lower right corners of the banknote there is a serial number - a combination of eight numbers and three letters. The first letter indicates the series number. The second letter is the same as the letter indicating the Federal Reserve Bank. Eight digits indicate the serial number of the banknote in this series. The last letter indicates how many times it was used given number in series. "FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE" is printed above the top serial number. The denomination "100" is printed in the corners of the banknote. In the lower left corner there is a control letter with the number of the quadrant. In the lower part, to the right of the portrait, there is a control letter with the number of the cliche on the front side of the banknote. In the lower part to the left of the portrait is the year of issue "SERIES 1996". The lower left and lower right parts of the banknote are signed by the heads of the Treasury and the US Department of the Treasury. In the lower right part, a verbal designation of the denomination of the banknote is printed on the guiolshire ornament. In the upper right part of the banknote - the inscription "THE UNITED STATES AMERICA".
The reverse side of the banknote depicts the Palace of Independence, under it is the inscription "INDEPENDENCE HALL". The denomination "100" is printed in the corners of the banknote. The inscription "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" is printed in the upper central part, the text "IN GOD WE TRUST" below it, and the inscription "ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS" in the lower part of the banknote. In the lower right corner is the number of the cliché on the reverse side of the banknote.
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1.Microprinting on the front side of the banknote: the text "USA100" is printed in several rows inside the denomination figure in the lower left corner; the text "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" is printed on the lapel of Franklin's coat.
2. A security thread visible through the light with a repeating microtext “USA 100” is embedded in the paper, readable from the front and back sides of the banknote. The security thread is located vertically, to the left of the portrait.
3. The watermark is located on the unprinted field on the right side of the banknote and repeats the portrait of Benjamin Franklin.
4. In the lower right corner of the front side there is the denomination of the banknote “100”, made with paint that changes color from green to black when the banknote is turned.
5. In ultraviolet rays, the security thread has a red glow. On the 1996 design banknotes, synthetic filament with the repeated text "USA 100" undulates pink under UV light.
6.Thin concentric lines form the background for the portrait on the obverse side and for the Palace of Independence on the reverse side of the banknote. On the copy, when the banknote is reproduced on the reprographic equipment, a weak moiré (dark and light areas) appears in the indicated places.
7. Inside the number "100" printed on the left side of the front side of the banknotes there is a microtext "USA 100". Franklin's jacket is printed with microtext "United States of America".
The front side of the banknote is made by intaglio printing. The inscriptions "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS" have an increased thickness of the paint layer and are well perceived by touch. Serial number, Federal Reserve and State Treasury seals are letterpress printed. The reverse side of the banknote is made by intaglio printing.
In addition, on genuine banknotes, the portrait is made distinctly and in contrast, as if with a backing. On counterfeit banknotes, it is lifeless and non-embossed. Details blend into the background, which is usually darker than the original or has distinctive inclusions.
Printed in green, round. On genuine dollars, the images on the seals are clearly visible, the teeth are even and sharp. The stars inside it under a magnifying glass look clear. On fake ones, they may be blurry, jagged, or torn. With the release of the new $100 denominations, the repeated inscription "The United States of America" appeared around the portrait. The old denominations always indicated the federal reserve district in which the banknote was issued (issued), now it is a single seal of the US Federal Reserve System.
The serial number consists of 8 digits 3 letters on the front side of the banknote in the upper left and lower right corners, it is clearly visible and printed on genuine banknotes. The digits of the number are located at regular intervals and on the same line. The numbers are in the same color as the treasury seals. On counterfeit banknotes, the serial number may be noticeably different from the color of the print or have a different shade. The digits of the number can be located unevenly, above or below, have a different interval.
On a real banknote, the outer lines are distinct. On a false line, the ornament, made in the form of curls, is obscure or incompletely printed when faked. Keep in mind that regardless of the denomination of the bill, their dimensions are exactly the same, that is, when applying a bill to a bill, their dimensions must completely match.
Red and blue microfibers are also used to protect banknotes. When counterfeiting, as a rule, counterfeiters cannot introduce these fibers into the structure of the paper, but only apply them to the surface of the bill. Fibers from a real bill can be removed, but on a fake one they will be erased. In addition, the security thread glows red when illuminated with ultraviolet light.
It is widely believed that the paint should not be completely erased from genuine dollars, no - leaving a light trace is a sign of the authenticity of the bill. For more reliable protection of bills, the US Treasury undertook additional protection - a metal strip with microprinting appeared on the 100 dollar bill.
When viewed from top to bottom, a bill will appear green, if at an angle it will appear black.
Owners of dollars should be aware that banknotes since 1928 are subject to purchase and sale. In the USA, dollars of ALL ISSUES since the 18th century have been in circulation, but dollars of the 18th -19th centuries. are of numismatic value and are worth more than face value.
In 1996, the United States issued new $100 banknotes with a number of new security features, including a watermark duplicating the president's portrait. Synthetic filament with repeating "USA 100" text ripples under UV light in pink light. The denomination (100) printed in the lower right corner of the front side of the bill is green when viewed at a right angle, and black when viewed obliquely. Inside the number "100" printed on the left side of the face of the bills is the microtext "USA 100". Franklin's jacket is printed with microtext "United States of America". Similar security elements are available for banknotes of other denominations (10,20,50 dollars) of the 1996 sample.
Since the fall of 2003, the United States has put into circulation new, multi-colored twenty-dollar bills. On the new money, the background behind the enlarged portrait of President Andrew Jackson is peach, while the national symbol of American freedom, the bald eagle, and the inscription "TWENTY USA" to the right, appearing to the left of the portrait, are blue. Specialists of the Secret Service anti-counterfeiting department claim that the new dollar is one of the most secure currencies in the world. The newborn dollar inherited the main degrees of protection of the ancestor - a watermark, a security thread and the number "20" changing in color. "Old" dollars remain in circulation and will be withdrawn gradually. In 2004 and 2005, the 50 and 100 dollar bills were repainted, but in other colors. I have not yet decided what to do with banknotes of 5 and 10 dollars.
New 100 US dollars - blue
Since February 2011, the US has introduced new banknote worth one hundred dollars.
were to go into circulation in February 2011. But four months before the release, the Fed admitted that they had encountered technical difficulties: the trial notes were unusable. It took the Fed 2.5 years to solve the problems, and the new banknotes were put into circulation by the US Federal Reserve only on October 8, 1013.
The banknote received not only an atypical design for an “American”, but also the most advanced developments such as 3D elements. So it will be much more difficult to fake a novelty.
: The new "Franklins" received a blue three-dimensional tape and copper-colored holograms. The holographic images on this banknote are special - for the first time they are not printed on paper, but "weaved" into it.
$100 bills are the most widely circulated in the world - and therefore the most counterfeited. The Fed hopes that the change in printing technology will make life difficult for scammers.
Americans rarely hold hundred dollar bills in their hands. Overseas in the course of the "five" and "twenty". But in Russia, a 100-dollar bill is the most popular.
Of course, the new one hundred dollar bill has retained its face - it is still adorned with the image of one of the founding fathers of the United States, Benjamin Franklin. But the new money can no longer be called "green" - rather light blue. And in general, the developers of the new design tried to get away from the usual monochrome solution. The bill abounds not only in color details, but also in chameleon elements (for example, the image of a bell in an inkwell and the number “100” placed next to the portrait of Franklin change color from copper to green when tilted). All to protect against counterfeiters.
New "one hundred dollars", according to the assurances of the Deputy Director of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve, Michael Lambert, will be one of the most secure in the world. It took about a decade to develop protection elements. So, when creating a banknote of a new sample, the most advanced technological developments were involved. The use of almost a million microlenses woven into the paper creates the illusion of movement of the number "100" and the images of bells on the front of the banknote. In addition to 3D images, watermarks, 3D security thread, color shifting images, embossed prints, microprinting, and more are used.
In Russia, such banknotes will not appear soon. There is no reason for haste. No one is going to withdraw the old 100-dollar bills from circulation. Because all U.S. federal notes issued since 1861 are legal tender provided 55% of the area of the notes is retained
On October 8, the US Federal Reserve issued an updated $100 banknote into circulation.
Blue note: 3D blue security tape
When turning, the bells depicted on it change to the number 100
ONE HUNDRED USA inscription along the golden feather
To the right of the image of Benjamin Franklin is a watermark with his own image.
Franklin's collar reads THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The objects depicted on the banknote change colors when rotated.
The US $100 banknote has a wide circulation and is popular all over the world. She is over 150 years old. During this period, its appearance has changed several times. Today, there is a new $100 bill in circulation, developed in 2010 in April. It became available for use in 2013.
Considering the topic of what a 100 dollar bill looks like, it is worth noting that the color scheme and the arrangement of the main elements are made in the same style as banknotes. lower denomination. They have a facsimile signature that replaces the signature of real people. A lead-beige color with a greenish tint predominates. Blue added to 2010 sample. The main elements of the banknote are:
In the manufacture, a metallographic method is used. Type of printing - deep. At the bottom left is a series of banknotes. The size of the 100 dollar bill is 156 by 67 mm and may have deviations of up to 2 mm. This is the only banknote where a portrait of a famous person is depicted across the entire width, and the denomination has a numerical expression.
In the manufacture of paper used from cotton - 75% and linen - 25%, the fibers of which are parallel to each other. Such paper is made in gray-yellow color and has no gloss. As a result, in UV radiation it acquires a dark color. To the touch, the paper is elastic and dense, which prevents tears and contributes to the long-term strength of the bill. When used, you can hear a crunch, which allows you to distinguish real money from fake.
The composition of the printing ink is classified. It is made in the Engraving Bureau of the Treasury of the country. Almost all seals and inscriptions are made with black ink with magnetic properties. The reverse side uses green ink without magnetic inclusions. It looks different in the rays of an infrared detector. The paper passes through three rollers for printing.
Upon external examination, the question arises, who is depicted on a 100-dollar bill? The banknote has an image Benjamin Franklin - politician, scientist and inventor. Franklin was not president. Independence Hall is printed on the back.
Looking at the photo of the $100 bill, it is worth noting the addition of color saturation since 2010. It manifests itself in the purple hue of the 3D thread, and the copper-colored inkwell. Symbols of America are depicted on the front and phrases from the declaration are written. The pen used to sign it is visible. The main ways to protect against forgery:
The banknote has red and blue inclusions of fibers woven into the structure. They are clearly visible under a magnifying glass, do not glow in UV rays. Magnetic protection is applied with a special paint and is a combination of magnetic and non-magnetic parts of the paper. Often forged and is not the main indicator for authentication.
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The paper dollar was introduced to America in 1690 by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Who is depicted on US dollars?
The basic design of most dollar bills was approved in 1928. The banknotes feature portraits of US statesmen:
1. The country's first president, George Washington, is featured on the $1 banknote.
2. 3rd President Thomas Jefferson (eng. Thomas Jefferson) - on a banknote of $ 2.
3. The 16th President of the United States, the winner in the war of the North and the South, Abraham Lincoln (eng. Abraham Lincoln) - on a banknote of $ 5.
4. One of the "founding fathers" of the United States and the first secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton (eng. Alexander Hamilton) - on a banknote of $ 10.
5. The seventh president of the United States and one of the creators of the modern dollar, Andrew Jackson (eng. Andrew Jackson) - on a banknote of $ 20.
6. 18th President of the United States and Civil War hero Ulysses Grant (eng. Ulysses Grant) - on a banknote of $ 50.
7. Scientist, publicist and diplomat Benjamin Franklin (eng. Benjamin Franklin) - on a banknote of $ 100.
On many dollar bills, as you have already seen, presidents and ministers are depicted. USA Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington but how the image Benjamin Franklin landed on a hundred dollar bill who was never a political figure? The inventor of the lightning rod and editor of the newspaper earned this honor by being one of the founders of America and having his signature on the Declaration of Independence. Franklin believed that wealth is the fruit of hard work, and this belief was the basis of the famous American Dream. Also, with the help of his typographic skills, the first American currency was printed.
Did you know that there is a denomination of ten thousand dollars? In general, today the largest bill is $ 100, but earlier thousandths and five thousandths and even ten thousandths were issued. In 1969, they stopped printing, as there was no special need for this. Some of these notes still exist and are considered legal tender. But most of them are in the hands of collectors.
On rare banknotes:
President William McKinley is on the $500 note.
President Grover Cleveland - on the $1,000 note.
Head of the Treasury Department during the administration of President Lincoln, and later head of Supreme Court USA Salmon Chase - on the $10,000 banknote.
President Woodrow Wilson is on the $100,000 note.
I would like to tell you about some features of dollar bills:
Some people are very interested in why there is a pyramid on the back of the one dollar bill.
Number 13 (corresponds to 13 colonies) quite often used on the 1 dollar bill. The number of digits in 1776 (4) and in its Roman equivalent MDCCLXXVI (9) add up to 13
On the dollar 13 stars above the eagle
The pyramid has 13 rows
13 letters in ANNUIT COEPTIS
E PLURIBUS UNUM contains 13 letters
The shield has 13 vertical stripes.
At the top of the shield there are 13 horizontal stripes.
13 leaves and 13 berries per olive branch.
Dollar bill contains 13 arrows
On the $5 note, the number 172 can be seen in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.
Each American banknote, as well as a coin, has the inscription "In God We Trust", "In God we hope and trust." This inscription first appeared on American coins in 1864. A century later, the US Congress decided to consider these words the national motto.
And now I’ll tell you in a crowd about interesting facts about dollars:
1. About 35 million banknotes of various denominations are issued daily in the USA. total amount approximately $635 million. 95% of banknotes printed annually are used to replace worn-out money. In 2005, the cost of producing one banknote was approximately 5.7 cents.
2. All modern dollar bills have the same size, regardless of denomination, 155.956 by 66.294 mm (6.14 by 2.61 inches).
3. The paper on which US dollars are printed is 25 percent linen and 75 percent cotton. It has a neutral color, interspersed throughout the canvas with the smallest synthetic fibers of different lengths in red and blue.
4. The approximate weight of one banknote, regardless of its denomination, is 1 gram. There are 454 grams in a pound. Thus, one pound of notes contains 454 banknotes.
5. It would take more than 14 million banknotes to stack a 1-mile-high stack of banknotes.
6. Most of all, banknotes are printed in denominations of 1 dollar (they make up 45% of the total amount of money printed).
7. When the U.S. government first organized the issue in 1861 paper money on a large scale, each promissory note was required by law to be signed by hand by representatives of the Treasury's registration department and the treasurer. This difficult undertaking prompted the government to enact new legislation to engrave and print signatures on banknotes. This method is still in use today.
8. Since 1866, US law has prohibited the use of portraits of living people on banknotes.
9. The most popular bills in the USA are 1 and 20 dollars, and in other countries - 100 dollars.
10. The largest bill ever printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing was the $100,000 Series 1943 Gold Certificate. These denominations were not released into mass circulation, they were used only in settlements of transactions between the banks of the Federal Reserve System and the US Treasury.
11. For a US banknote to fray at the fold, it would have to be folded in half over 4,000 times.
12. The word "buck" (English buck) (plural in Russian is pronounced baki, and in English -) comes from the English word "buckskin" - the skin of a male deer.
13. The first dollars were silver coins. Later, paper banknotes (banknotes, banknotes) appeared.
14. When the US began issuing one hundred dollar bills of a new sample, the Americans joked: the old Ben Franklin will get a facelift.
15. By 2016, it is planned to completely withdraw from circulation denominations of 1 and 2 dollars, replacing them with coins of the corresponding denomination.
16. An interesting fact for many may be the fact that a dollar bill can be folded up and down four thousand times. According to the Federal Reserve, it is known that a dollar bill "lives" for about 22 months, a five-dollar bill - 2 years, a ten-dollar bill - 3 years, a twenty-dollar bill - 4 years, and fifty- and hundred-dollar bills - as much as 9 years. Coins, in turn, are more durable and can be used for about three decades.
17. It is also surprising that several US cities have their own currency. The first city to create its own currency is Ithaca. In 1991, Paul Glover and his successors invented the Ithaca clock. An Ithaca hour was worth ten dollars. Money is called hours so that people remember that currency is a payment for labor. In addition to Ithaca, the cities of Madison, Corvallis and Traverse City use their own currencies.
The Fed checks all currency on specialized equipment and decides the fate of banknotes. In the event that, as a result of the check, unusable banknotes are revealed, they are cut in machines and replaced with new ones. Shredded bills are either thrown away or used in souvenirs that are sold during excursions to reserve banks.
In the United States, from 1861 to the present day, banknotes have been issued in denominations from one to 100 dollars. Five of them depict American presidents, and the most expensive - $ 100 - politician, scientist, inventor, journalist Benjamin Franklin, born January 17, 1706 and never a president.
Why did he get such an honor?
for political opinions
Franklin came from a poor Boston family, he himself received an education, since his parents did not have money for his education. Therefore, he did not tolerate slave labor, he considered all people equal from birth. Benjamin Franklin's political views were based on the concept of natural and inalienable human rights, to which he attributed life, liberty, and property. He opposed the strengthening of the role of the executive branch, in particular, against the granting of emergency powers to the first American president, George Washington, and for the establishment of universal suffrage, not limited by property qualifications. Three of the most important and major documents in the history of the United States and the world were sealed with his signature - the Declaration of Independence of the United States, the US Constitution, the Versailles Peace Treaty of 1783.
For inventions we still use today
In addition to politics, Franklin was engaged in publishing and journalism. In addition, he loved science, was an inventor. He owns a number of inventions. For example: a rocking chair, bifocal glasses (special lenses are inserted into such glasses that can replace two pairs of glasses, that is, they allow you to see into the distance, as well as read and work with close objects), an economical small-sized stove for the home, which he did not patent, because he wanted his useful invention to be available to the general public. He introduced the now generally accepted designation of the electrically charged states "+" and "−".
He was the first of the foreigners who received the high honor of being accepted as a member Russian Academy science! Founded America's first public library.
for moral qualities
Franklin tried to follow the life principles formulated by himself and based on the biblical commandments. He thus strove for moral perfection and wanted people to follow him.
The moral principles of Benjamin Franklin sounded like this: 1. Abstinence. Eat not to satiety, drink not to intoxication. 2. Silence. Say only what can benefit me or another; avoid empty talk. 3. Order. Keep all your things in their places; have a time for each lesson. 4. Decisiveness. Decide to do what needs to be done; strictly carry out what is decided. 5. Thrift. To spend money only on what benefits me or others, that is, not to squander anything. 6. Diligence. Don't waste time; to be always busy with something useful; refuse all unnecessary actions. 7. Sincerity. Do not cause harmful deceit, have pure and fair thoughts; in a conversation also adhere to this rule. 8. Justice. Do no harm to anyone; not commit injustices and do not omit good deeds, which are among your duties. 9. Moderation. Avoid extremes; restrain, as far as you consider it appropriate, the feeling of resentment from injustices. 10. Cleanliness. Avoid bodily impurity; observe neatness in clothes and in the home. 11. Calm. Do not worry about trifles and about ordinary or inevitable cases. 12. Chastity. 13. Modesty. Imitate Jesus and Socrates. These virtues allowed him to become a truly complete person.
For wisdom
Today we use the expression "time is money" right and left, not even thinking about its meaning, and even more so about authorship. The catchphrase belongs to Franklin, who believed that in order to live with dignity, one must work hard and not waste precious time on empty talk and showdown.
He also owns such witty and wise statements that have become widely known as: “Marriage without love is fraught with love without marriage”, “In rivers and bad governments, the most lightweight floats above”, “In this world only death and taxes are inevitable”, “If you want to be always pleased, serve yourself”, “If you want to get rid of a guest who bothers you with his visits, lend him money”, “One move equals three fires”, “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel” and many others.
Among the others that are used both in the USA and in the world. Its age exceeds 150 years. The current sample was developed in 2010, and released into circulation in 2013. In this article, we will consider the following questions: who is depicted on a 100 dollar bill, what signs of authenticity does it have and how is it protected?
If we talk about how a 100 dollar bill looks like, the first thing that can be noted is that the location of the main elements and the color are identical to those of smaller denominations. Also, they all have a facsimile signature that mimics the signature of real individuals.
The $100 color is described as "lead beige with a greenish tint". The 2010 sample also has blue inclusions.
What is on the banknote? What does 100 bucks look like on both sides?
The front side of a 100 dollar bill. original, photo
Front side:
The main elements of turnover:
The banknote is produced by the metallographic method. It uses intaglio printing.
Turnover 100 dollars. Independence Hall and In God We Trust slogan
Dimensions: 156 x 67 mm (2 mm tolerance). Dimensions in centimeters: 15.6 by 6.7.
Banknote paper is made from materials:
The fibers are arranged parallel to each other. The material is executed in a gray-yellow hue and does not differ in the presence of gloss. As a result: under ultraviolet radiation, the product acquires a dark color.
If you feel the paper, there should be a feeling of elasticity and density. Such qualities are designed to protect the banknote from damage and ensure its durability.
A characteristic feature is a crunch: it is audible if the money is crumpled.
The ink used for printing has a secret composition. It is made by the Engraving Bureau of the US Treasury. Most of the seals and text are made with black ink with magnetic properties, green is used on the back - without magnetic inclusions (it looks different under infrared light).
The paper is passed through three rollers when printing.
Before we move on to consider the technology to protect $100 from counterfeiting, we need to deal with one more question: what kind of figure is depicted in the portrait on the front side?
US Treasury
First, it's Benjamin Franklin. Many people think that this is one of the American presidents. However, this is not at all the case.
Then what is his contribution to the history of the United States? Why was he honored to be on the hundred dollar bill?
Although he never stood at the head of the state, his signature is in the main documents of the American state. He, along with a number of other persons, signed:
By themselves, these events are already difficult to overestimate from a historical point of view. But Franklin's achievements are not limited to this: he was a scientist and inventor, and, in particular, participated in the development Great White Seal- the state emblem, which is used to confirm the authenticity of documents issued by the government of the country.
Great White Seal
List of other achievements:
These are just some of the achievements of inventor and explorer Benjamin Franklin. In reality, his activities were more intense.
The main $100 defenses include:
The bill has blue and red fibrous weaves that are clearly visible through a magnifying glass, which do not glow in ultraviolet light.
The magnetic layer is applied with special paint and consists of magnetic and non-magnetic paper parts. This particular element is often counterfeited, and therefore does not represent an important sign of authenticity.
$100 is one of the most counterfeitable banknotes. On it we can observe the politician and inventor - Benjamin Franklin. The banknote has a design that is well recognizable due to its size and color scheme.
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