With the upgrades in technology and the rise of counterfeiting, it is now more important than ever for governments to protect their currency and continue implementing measures that enhance the security of their dollar bills. The U.S government is no exception to this, and is, in fact, in the process of redesigning all dollar bills.

This is a complex process spearheaded by both The Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bureau of Engraving and will change the design and the security measures of all denomination bills in circulation within the next few years. The end goal is clear, make bills harder to replicate in order to avoid the devaluation of currency because of counterfeiters flooding the market with fake money.

These two institutions will receive support from both the Advanced Counterfeit Deterrence Steering Committee (ACD) and the Secret Service as these two institutions usually have the responsibility of tracking down fraudulent bills and their origin. They also have experience with detecting which security measures are easier to counterfeit and which ones need more time or expertise to replicate.

As part of the process, the government has started implementing a few measures that will help with the implementation of the new bills in a few years’ time. The first one of these measures is that damaged bills will start getting taken out of circulation, with retailers and banks being instructed not to accept them as payment.

Damaged bills are usually taken out of circulation regardless, but some tears or defects are overlooked by businesses and ATMs as the bills still are legal tender even when damaged. This will stop being the case soon. In fact, most banks have reprogrammed their ATMs not to accept these bills, forcing customers to go into a physical location of the bank to exchange the bill for a new one in person.

Right now, there are seven bill denominations in circulation in the US: USD 1, USD 2, USD 5, USD 10, USD 20, USD 50 and USD 100. Each bill has a band and a serial code that serve as a unique identifier, but these are being updated as the old bills are taken out of circulation in order to slowly improve the security of the bills that are in use. This activity is carried out every certain number of years and the purpose is to simplify the verification details so that citizens know how to identify a fake bill from a real one.

New dollar: when will the new bills be launched

5 dollar bill, which is set to enter circulation between 2032 and 2035.

10 dollar bill, which is set to enter the market from 2026.

20 dollar bill, which is set to enter the market from 2030.

50 dollar bill, which is set to enter the market from 2028.

100 dollar bill, which is set to be available on the market from 2034 and 2038.

The only changes that have been announced correspond to security measures. It is unclear if the current designs will be kept as is or if the figure represented in the bills will be modified.

Dollar: the security elements to identify a counterfeit bill

Some of the security elements we can find in the current currency to help us identify the fact that they are real legal tender are:

3D security band: in high denomination bills, such as the $100, the blue band shows bells that transform into the numbers “100” and seem to move when the bill is tilted.

Color-shifting ink: The number in the bottom right corner of the $100 changes from copper to green when the note is tilted.

Watermark: When the note is held up to the light, a faint image of the portrait corresponding to the value of the note should appear.

Microprinting: Small inscriptions such as “USA” or “THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” are found in various areas of the note.

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Raised printing: When touching the note, especially the portrait area, a rough texture may be perceived, typical of raised printing.

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