<P> The bills are also commonly referred to as "Bens", "Benjamins" or "Franklins", in reference to the use of Benjamin Franklin's portrait on the denomination, or as "C - Notes", based on the Roman numeral for 100 . The bill is one of two denominations printed today that does not feature a President of the United States; the other is the $10 bill, featuring Alexander Hamilton . It is also the only denomination today to feature a building not located in Washington, D.C., that being Independence Hall located in Philadelphia on the reverse . The time on the clock of Independence Hall on the reverse, according to the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, showed approximately 4: 10 on the older contemporary notes and 10: 30 on the series 2009A notes released in 2013 . </P> <P> One hundred hundred - dollar bills are delivered by Federal Reserve Banks in mustard - colored straps ($10,000). </P> <P> The Series 2009 $100 bill redesign was unveiled on April 21, 2010, and was issued to the public on October 8, 2013 . The new bill costs 12.6 cents to produce and has a blue ribbon woven into the center of the currency with "100" and Liberty Bells, alternating, that appear when the bill is tilted . </P> <P> The $100 bill comprises 77% of all US currency in circulation, although according to former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, more than two - thirds of all $100 notes are held outside the United States . </P>

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