Benjamin Franklin shown here on a U.S. $100 bill.<br><p>Franklin's image cropped from the image of the front of a U.S. $100 Federal Reserve note.
</p><p>Among many other "firsts" in the U.S., <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin" title="Benjamin Franklin">Benjamin Franklin</a> started the first American <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Paper_mill" title="Paper mill">paper mill</a>, which made paper exclusively from hemp (the cannabis plant).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></p><p>Obverse of the series 2003A $100 Federal Reserve Note
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The Series 1996 $100 bill (see file history) was the first to undergo design changes.
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Wikimedia Commons <a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Usdollar100front.jpg">[1]</a>