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Who is the man on $ 100?
The face value of 100 dollars is Benjamin Franklin.

100 dollar coupon (1988, 1996) is not the president, but the portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706- 1790), a famous scientist, politician and financier, because he drafted a famous portrait during the American Revolutionary War. On the back is the Philadelphia Independence Monument.

The main scene pattern on the front of the US dollar bill is a person's head, and the main color is black. The main landscape pattern on the back is architecture, and the main color is green, but there is little difference between different versions, such as the back of 1934 is dark green, the back of 1950 is grass green, and the back of 1963 is dark green. The signature above is the signature of the finance minister, and different release years are different finance ministers.

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The female head is the first time to appear on the US dollar bill in a hundred years.

US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew announced in Washington on April 20th, 20 16 that the head of the famous American abolitionist Harriet Tubman will be printed on the front of the $20 bill, and the head of former President andrew jackson, who currently occupies the front position of the bill, will be moved to the back.

Harriet Tubman, the heroine of this $20 bill, was born in 1822 and is an abolitionist. She was originally a black slave living in Maryland, but later she fled to the north. Soon after, she joined the American "underground railway" to help slaves escape and became one of the most active leaders. She returned to her hometown many times and led other slaves to flee to the north.

According to American media reports, with her help, hundreds of slaves were freed. After the outbreak of the civil war, Tubman took an active part in the war and became one of the few women in the northern army. After the war, she joined the movement for women's rights.

US presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tweeted on the 20th that Tubman is a woman, leader and freedom fighter, and the best choice for a portrait of a $20 bill.

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People's Daily Online-Women's heads appeared on US dollar bills for the first time in a hundred years to commemorate the100th anniversary of their right to vote.