Hi-tech US$100 banknote goes into use The US Federal Reserve has issued a new hi-tech $100 banknote comprising several new security features. It includes a blue 3D security ribbon and a bell and inkwell logo that authorities say are particularly difficult to replicate. These combine with traditional security features, such as a portrait watermark and an embedded security thread that glows pink under ultraviolet light. The 2010 design was delayed because of "unexpected production challenges". The 3D security ribbon - which is woven into the note, not printed on it - features images of 100s that change into bells and move upwards or sideways depending on how you tilt the paper. Tilting also reveals a green bell within a copper-coloured inkwell to the right of the blue ribbon. In addition, the 100 number in the bottom right-hand corner shifts from copper to green. The redesigned banknote, which features a portrait of US founding father and scientist Benjamin Franklin, also includes raised "intaglio" printing that gives the notes a distinctive feel, and microprinted words that are difficult to read without magnification. BBC © 2013
Posted on: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:45:34 +0000