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In April 2010, the U.S. government unveiled the design for the new $100 note. This note is not currently in circulation, and the Federal Reserve Board has not yet announced a new day of issue for this design. The Federal Reserve Board postponed the introduction of the new $100 from its originally scheduled issue date because of a problem with sporadic creasing of the paper during printing of this note at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which manufactures U.S. currency. The creasing problem was not apparent during extensive pre-production testing.
While work is underway to address this issue, the Federal Reserve Board does not yet have enough information to make a decision on when the new design will begin circulating.
The $100 note was redesigned to stay ahead of counterfeiting threats. There is no large scale counterfeiting problem with the current design and you can still trust and rely on its security features, such as the portrait watermark and color-shifting ink.
To ensure that businesses have time to plan and prepare for the introduction of the new note, the Federal Reserve Board will allow at least six months between the announcement of an issue date and the day of issue for the new design.
For more information about U.S. currency, please visit the currency public education website. This website provides a range of different ways to learn about the design and security features in U.S. currency.
Our Role
As the issuing authority for all Federal Reserve Notes, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has a wide range of responsibilities related to paper money, from ensuring an adequate supply to protecting and maintaining confidence in our currency. Together with our partners at the Treasury Department, its Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States Secret Service, we continuously monitor the counterfeiting threats for each denomination and make redesign decisions based on these threats.
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