The US Federal Reserve has issued a new hi-tech 100 dollar banknote comprising several ... such as a portrait watermark and an embedded security thread that glows pink under ultraviolet light.

The thread for the new $100 bill carries the words "USA 100" and ... For the 1996 series a watermark was added to the paper. This is also not a new invention. Watermarks were first used in the ...

Another critical aspect of a real dollar bill is the ink and color details. Genuine bills, such as the $100 note ... bill's authenticity is by checking the watermark. By holding the bill up ...

U.S. dollar bills will undergo significant security upgrades to combat counterfeiting. This initiative by the Bureau of ...