Why is Benjamin Franklin on the $100 bill?

One is Benjamin Franklin and the other is Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill. Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury from 1789 to 1795 under George Washington and he is credited as the architect of the US economic system. read more

Benjamin Franklin appears on the $100 bill to commemorate the contributions he made to American history. As of 2014, the $100 bill is the highest-value note of American currency in circulation. read more

The United States one hundred-dollar bill ($100) is a denomination of United States currency. Statesman, inventor, diplomat, and American founding father Benjamin Franklin is featured on the obverse of the bill. On the reverse of the banknote is an image of Independence Hall. read more