Other bills, including the $5, $10, $20, and $50 notes, have already received subtle redesigns with splashes of color. The new $100 bill design pushes the traditionally green and drab US notes closer to the look of advanced currencies used internationally.
Why is there a star at the end of the U.S.dollar Bill?
This U.S. $1 bill has been marked as a replacement note. Notice the star located at the end of the serial number. BANKNOTEWORLD/HOWSTUFFWORKS All modern United States currency contains either a 10- or 11-digit serial number in order to make each bill unique. Ten-digit serial numbers were on all bills until the “new style” came out in 1996.