United States one-hundred-dollar bill

Rare card · No. 39812

The United States one-hundred-dollar bill (US$100) is a denomination of United States currency. The first United States Note with this value was issued in 1862, and the Federal Reserve Note version was first produced in 1914. Inventor and U.S. Founding Father Benjamin Franklin has been featured on the obverse of the bill since 1914, which now also contains stylized images of the Declaration of Independence, a quill pen, the Syng inkwell, and the Liberty Bell. The reverse depicts Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which it has featured since 1928. The $100 bill is the largest denomination that has been printed and circulated since July 13, 1969, when the larger denominations of $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 were retired. As of May 2025, the average life of a $100 bill in circulation is 24.0 years before it is replaced due to wear. The bills are also informally referred to as "Benjamins", in reference to the use of Benjamin Franklin's portrait by the French painter Joseph...

Read on Wikipedia · Image The original source of the bill is the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. It is unknown who actually scanned the image of the bill and sent it to the website above, but there are no independently copy…, Public domain