The thread displays the words "USA 100" repeated many times. It glows pink under UV light.
No it doesn't. The security strip wasn't added until 1990.
No. Security strips weren't added until 1990.
Yes. 1990 was the first year security strips were incorporated in $100 bills.
Security strips were first used in the 1990 series of $100 bills
No. Security strips were added starting with the 1990 series.
1985 bills don't have security strips. They were first used in 1990.
No, the 1981 $100 bill does not have a metal strip. The security features of that bill include a larger portrait and a distinctive green color, but it lacks the advanced security features, such as a security thread or metal strip, found in more modern currency. The use of a security thread was introduced in later series of U.S. currency.
It is an added security feature implemented in 1990 for denominations higher than the two dollar bill to aid in the measure against counterfeiting.
1990
Security strips in US currency were first added for the 1990 series of bills.
It depends on how you define "old". Security strips were introduced with the 1990 "big head" redesign. Bills dated before that don't have the strip or watermark.
No. Security strips were added starting with the 1990 series, when the first "large face" designs were adopted.