Tomorrow - government shutdown or not - the Federal Reserve is going to start circulating the new $100 bill. The "New Color of Money" redesign to the US banknotes, which began in 2003, started with the new $20 bill. The redesign introduced new security features to stay ahead of counterfeiters.
Here's what you need to know about the new $100 bill, from the Federal Reserve's website NewMoney.gov
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Sorry, US folks, but we've had these security features for years in Scotland and the rest of the UK, and Europe. Holograms; geez!
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There's a hundred dollar bill? Wow, the things you miss out on when you have kids...
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So what is the big yellow spot and the orange squid thing next to it? It looks like the 100 on the back was thrown in as an afterthought.
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