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100 Dollars Federal Reserve Note, colored
| Issuer | Federal Reserve System |
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| Year | 2009-2017 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central intaglio vignette of Benjamin Franklin, facing slightly right, set within a fine guilloche underprint in shades of blue and red. To the right, a large numeral '100' rendered in colour-shifting ink transitions from copper to green when tilted. The Declaration of Independence forms a faint background vignette to the left of the portrait, accompanied by a blue security ribbon woven into the paper and a watermark area to the right of the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, rendered in fine line engraving with trees flanking the building on both sides. A large colour-shifting numeral '100' in gold and copper occupies the right portion of the note against a pale background. The inscription 'IN GOD WE TRUST' appears in bold letters above the vignette, with 'INDEPENDENCE HALL' captioning the central engraving. |
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The redesigned $100 note — introduced into circulation in October 2013 after a troubled production run — was delayed nearly three years due to a catastrophic manufacturing defect. A crease forming during the high-speed printing process created a blank, unprinted fold on a significant number of sheets; the BEP ultimately had to quarantine and inspect over a billion notes before release. The 3-D Security Ribbon is woven into the paper itself, not printed on it, a distinction that matters both for authentication and for understanding why the note proved so difficult to manufacture at scale.