What’s New on the $10 Bill?
After issuing the new $20 and $50 dollar bills in 2003 and 2004, respectively, the U.S. government released the new and redesigned $10 dollar bill on March 2, 2006. A joined venture by the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and the U.S. Secret Service, unveiled the innovative $10 dollar bill with creative security and design features in order to easily identify from the standpoint of any regular consumer, whether they are in the presence of a counterfeit or not. All cash handling businesses, as well as manufacturers of cash machines must be more than ready to receive the new, safer, smarter, and more secure $10 dollar bill.
The Design of the Bill
Although symbols of freedom were added to this bill, the most obvious change was the coloring, which enhances further this note. The new bill features the addition of subtle background colors of orange, yellow, and red.
The COLORS and their PURPOSE
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The orange color: was applied in the form of a general base as the background, which creates the perfect contrast for the watermark security feature. This feature, a blank oval, is located on the right side of the bill, right next to the border.
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The yellow color: was applied in the form of small series of number 10 placed on the left side of the portrait of Secretary Alexander Hamilton.
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The red color: constituted the font coloring in the words “We The People” on the right hand side of the bill and on the large torch located on the left of the portrait. In addition, a second small torch with some bright metallic red coloring was placed on the inferior right hand side of the portrait. These features represent the symbols of Freedom.
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Additional changes on the bill to help the public easily identify the note’s denomination and to quickly recognize their authenticities are subtle, yet decisive. For instance, the portrait in the front and the vignette in the back were modified. Their modifications consisted on complete removal: the newer version of the $10 dollar bill does not include the egg-shaped border around the portrait, neither the previous border of the vignette. The portrait of Secretary Alexander Hamilton was enhanced, becoming an “easy to see” feature in the bill. The bill also keeps the Low Vision Feature of the number 10 in the back.
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Besides these new changes, the $10 bill keeps the security features established in the 1990s:
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linkedColor-shifting ink: located in the inferior right hand side of the portrait, changing color from green to cooper.
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Watermark: soft image of the Secretary Hamilton which can be visualized when a light is placed in the back of the bill. It is positioned in the blank oval left by the orange color.
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Security thread: visualized when a light is placed in the back of the bill and located to the right of the portrait running vertically from the bottom to the top of the bill.
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Working to eradicate the production and circulation of counterfeiters, the Department of the Treasury will issue an innovative and improved design every 7 to 10 years. For more info visit http://www.moneyfactory.gov/newmoney
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