U.S. Government Unveils New Design for the $100 Bill

Officials from the U.S. Department of the Treasury this week unveiled a new design for the $100 bill. Although it retains some of the bill's traditional features, the new design for the $100 note includes two new items, a 3-D security ribbon and the "Bell in the Inkwell." These security features are designed to be easy for consumers and merchants to use to authenticate their currency.

The blue 3-D security ribbon on the front of the new $100 bill contains images of bells and 100s that move and change from one to the other as you tilt the note. The Bell in the Inkwell on the front of the note is another new security feature. The bell changes color from copper to green when the note is tilted, an effect that makes it seem to appear and disappear within the copper inkwell.

The new design for the $100 note continues to use three effective security features from the previous design: the portrait watermark of Benjamin Franklin, the security thread, and the color-shifting numeral 100.

For a more detailed description of the redesigned $100 note and its features, including an animated video, an interactive note, and other multimedia resources:

http://www.newmoney.gov/currency/interactive.htm

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