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Basic Security Features of the US dollar

1. Security Paper (composed of 75% cotton and 25% linen)
2. Intaglio (raised ink) print on the portrait.
3. High Quality Printing (unbroken fine lines) and life-like portrait
4. Embedded blue and red fibers
5. Magnetic black ink (except on the Federal Reserve Seal and back side of the note)
6. Federal Reserve Notes printed before 1990 do not have security thread, infrared, microprinting, watermark, or color-shifting ink (OVI)

1. Security paper (composed of 75% cotton and 25% linen)
2. Intaglio (raised ink) printing presence
3. High quality printing: unbroken fine lines and life-like portrait
4. Embedded blue and red fibers
5. Magnetic black ink (except on the Federal Reserve Seal and back side of the note)
6. Non-fluorescent security thread left of portrait, reads USA 100, USA 50, USA TWENTY, USA TEN, USA FIVE, on each denomination. The $2 and $1 notes do not have a security thread.
7. Microprinting around the portrait reads “The United Sates of America.” The $2 and $1 notes do not have microprinting.
8. Federal Reserves Notes printed before 1996 do not have watermarks or color-shifting ink (OVI)

1. Security Paper (composed of 75% cotton and 25% linen)
2. Intaglio print (raised ink) printing presence
3. High quality printing: unbroken fine lines and life-like portrait
4. Embedded blue and red fibers
5. Magnetic black ink (except on the Federal Reserve Seal and back side of the note)
6. Fluorescent security thread. Under UV light will glow as follows:
   
   • 100-dollar note, red
   • 50-dollar note, yellow
   • 20-dollar note, green
   • 10-dollar note, white
   • 5-dollar note, blue
7. Microprinting:
   
   • 100-dollar note: Security thread reads “USA 100.” Franklin’s collar reads “The United States of America” and inside the lower left number reads “USA 100.”
   • 50-dollar note: Security thread reads “USA 500” and shows a flag with number 50 in the star area. The microprinting in Grant’s collar reads “The United States of America” and the side borders read “FIFTY.”
   • 20-dollar note: Security thread reads “USA TWENTY.” It also shows a flag with the number 20 in the star area. The microprinting on the lower oval framing of the portrait reads “The United States of America” and the lower left numeral reads “USA 20.”
   • 10-dollar note: Security thread reads “USA TEN.” It also shows a flag with the number 10 in the star area. The microprinting above Hamilton’s name reads “The United States of America” and inside the lower left numeral reads “TEN.”
   • 5-dollar note: security thread reads “USA FIVE.” It also shows a flag with the number 5 in the star area. The microprinting in the lower edge of the oval frame around the portrait reads “The United States of America” and inside the borders reads “FIVE DOLLARS.”
8. Watermark: The watermark will show the same portrait of the note.
9. Color-shifting ink (OVI): The green number in the lower right corner on the front appears black when viewed at an angle. There is no OVI on the $5, $2, and $1 dollar bills.
10. Etalon: An etalon image is the live image produced on a screen when a bill is exposed to an infrared camera. On the $100, $50, $20, $10, and $5 notes printed after 1999, unique barcode images are printed on each denomination. To see these images click here.