Catalog
100 Dollars - State of Massachusetts
| Issuer | United States |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Size | 179.50 × 76.20 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of President John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) flanked by his brothers Robert F. Kennedy (1925–1968) and Edward 'Ted' Kennedy (1932–2009), set against a guilloche underprint incorporating the Boston skyline with the Custom House Tower. The Minutemen statue and the seal of Massachusetts appear alongside the state motto 'Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem,' with an eagle hologram element and the series designation 'STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS 1788.' |
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| Reverse description | Central architectural vignette of the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C., rendered within a guilloche border, accompanied by the seals of the commemorative series. The overall layout follows a classical banknote composition with the denomination and series title inscribed in letterpress-style typography. |
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This note is not a federally issued instrument — it is a replica or novelty item styled after Massachusetts state currency, a category that has no modern legal basis in the United States, where note-issuing authority has rested exclusively with the federal government since the National Banking Acts of the 1860s. Massachusetts did issue its own notes during the colonial and Revolutionary periods, but those bear no design relationship to this piece.
The hologram security feature and 2022 date place this firmly in the novelty or souvenir category.