1977 $100 Federal Reserve Note Richmond E Small Head Vintage Bill Fr. 2168-E

Authorized under the Federal Reserve Act, the Series 1977 $100 Federal Reserve Note cataloged as Friedberg Fr. 2168-E represents an essential classic issue of late 20th-century United States small-size paper currency. Produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Virginia (District 5, designated by the numeral "5" and regional letter "E"), this note features the historic signature combination of Azie Taylor Morton, the 36th Treasurer of the United States and the only African American to hold the office, alongside W. Michael Blumenthal, the 64th Secretary of the Treasury.

The face design centers on the master steel-plate engraved portrait of founding father Benjamin Franklin, set within an ornate oval border and flanked by the vibrant green Department of the Treasury seal, the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank seal, and matching green serial numbers. The obverse typography incorporates the standard legal tender obligation declaring the note legal tender for all debts, public and private. The reverse features a finely detailed intaglio engraving of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—the historic site of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution—surmounted by the national motto "IN GOD WE TRUST". As part of the classic "small head" portrait era that preceded the modernized anti-counterfeiting overhauls, this Series 1977 issue remains a foundational type note for collectors of modern American paper money.

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