Coming Soon: The New Color of Money - Safer. Smarter. More Secure.

April 30, 2003

U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Announce Plans for Redesigned Notes
         
On May 13, 2003, The Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve System will unveil a new design and updated security features for the $20 bill that will be issued in late 2003.

Because counterfeiters are turning increasingly to digital methods, and as advances in technology make digital counterfeiting easier and cheaper, the government is staying ahead of counterfeiters by updating the currency every 7-10 years.

The new $20 notes will be safer, smarter and more secure currency: safer because they will be harder to fake and easier to check; smarter to stay ahead of tech-savvy counterfeiters; more secure to protect the integrity of the U.S. currency.
http://www.bep.treas.gov/newmoney/