Two posts on the new $100 bill
Both from the EVE Blog:
1. My letter in the Washington Post about the new $100 bill:
On Wednesday, the Treasury Department unveiled the new $100 bill slated to go into circulation next year ["Redesigned, high-tech Benjamin aims to keep counterfeiters at bay," news story, April 22]. But it still sports a picture of Benjamin Franklin. It’s disappointing that in this era of supposed gender equality, not one of the seven denominations of paper currency in circulation commemorates the achievements of a woman.
2. I never realized the Treasury Department had theme music:
…I wanted to share this delightful video from the Treasury Department:
It’s wonderful, isn’t it? The music is so stirring, and it’s fun to watch the bill spin and swoop all over the place (though it did put me in mind of those warnings not to fold, spindle, or mutilate).
The list of features included in the new bill is impressive:
- Blue 3-D Security Ribbon
- The Bell in the Inkwell
- Portrait Watermark
- Security Thread
- Color-shifting 100
- Quill Pen (not sure that’s a security feature, but it’s pretty)
It seems the only thing the Treasury Department can’t put on the currency is a woman.
10 Responses to “Two posts on the new $100 bill”
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lambert strether says:
It’s all about the Benjamen.
[rimshot. laughter.]
April 24th, 2010 at 8:42 pm EST -
myiq2xu says:
Where did they put the Goldman Sachs logo?
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Violet Socks says:
I actually love that video. I’ve watched it like a dozen times.
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laterose says:
Y’know, paper bending an twisting like that is actually one of the hardest things to animate in cg like that. So yeah, I was actually rather impressed.
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anna says:
So you are from Washington? I thought you were from Virginia. (The letter says “Lynette Long, Washington.”
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Violet Socks says:
Huh? I’m not Lynette Long.
Those posts are from the EVE blog.
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anna says:
Oh! Duh. Sorry for the confusion, I missed where you wrote “both from the Eve blog.”
Anyway, it’s a good idea..
Who would you propose to be on American money? I’m thinking maybe put Susan B. Anthony on a coin everybody already uses, instead of that pointless “new dollar” business.
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Violet Socks says:
I want to put a woman on the $20 bill. Get rid of that asswipe Jackson.
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Ciardha says:
Get Hamilton off the $10 bill too- he was a privileged class hater of the non wealthy- very undemocratic.
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sonrisa says:
Hamilton was the 1st Sec of the Treasury, so Treasury ain’t gonna take their 1st boss off the bill.Franklin is a Dead Scientist.Only one we got on our money so I say leave him there & replace a Dead President with a woman. My vote goes for replacing Grant on the $50. He was one of the more corrupt Presidents, so WTF is he doing being honored on national currency? Oh wait….
