According to the official schedule, the new $100 bill will start circulating in 2034, allowing ample time for testing, optimization, and integration of the new features., Meet the new $100 goes into circulation Tuesday. It still features the familiar portrait of Ben Franklin, but comes with a host of new security features., This 12-page booklet contains detailed information about the security and design features in the redesigned $100 note and those in the current-design $5, $10, $20, and $50 notes., Though the $100 is the note most frequently targeted by counterfeiters, USA Today points out, it’s the last bill to undergo an upgrade to try and deter those fakes., The iconic 100-dollar bills are set to receive a significant makeover. In their continued fight against counterfeit currency, the Federal Reserve and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing are planning to both redesign and enhance security features on the cash currency., .