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Current denomination of United States currency From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United States five-dollar bill (US$5) is a denomination of United States currency. The current $5 bill features U.S. president Abraham Lincoln and the Great Seal of the United States on the front and the Lincoln Memorial on the back. All $5 bills issued today are Federal Reserve Notes. As of December 2018[update], the average life of a $5 bill in circulation is 4.7 years before it is replaced due to wear.[3] Approximately 6% of all paper currency produced by the U.S. Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 2009 were $5 bills.[4]
(United States) | |
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Value | $5 |
Width | 6 9/64 inches ≈ 156 mm |
Height | 2 39/64 inches ≈ 66.3 mm |
Weight | 0.035 oz. ≈ 1[1] g |
Security features | Security fibers, watermark, security thread, micro printing, raised printing, EURion constellation |
Material used | 75% cotton 25% linen |
Years of printing | 1861–present |
Obverse | |
Design | Abraham Lincoln |
Design date | 2006 |
Reverse | |
Design | Lincoln Memorial |
Design date | 2006 |
Although sometimes nicknamed a "fin", which has German/Yiddish roots and is remotely related to the English "five", the term is currently far less common than it was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is also occasionally referred to as a “fiver”.[5]
The redesigned $5 bill was unveiled on September 20, 2007,[6] and was issued on March 13, 2008, during a ceremony at President Lincoln's Cottage.[7]
New and enhanced security features make it easier to check the new $5 bill and more difficult for potential counterfeiters to reproduce. The redesigned $5 bill has:[citation needed]
The five dollar bill lacks the optically variable ink of higher denomination US bills.[citation needed]
The new $5 bills remain the same size and use the same—but enhanced—portraits and historical images. The most noticeable difference is the light-purple coloring of the center of the bill, which blends into gray near the edges.[citation needed]
Similar to the recently redesigned $10, $20, $50, and $100 bills, the new $5 bill features an American symbol of freedom printed in the background: The Great Seal of the United States, featuring an eagle and shield, is printed in purple to the right of the portrait and an arc of purple stars surround both it and the portrait.[citation needed]
When the Lincoln Memorial was constructed the names of 48 states were engraved on it. The picture of the Lincoln Memorial on the $5 bill only contains the names of 26 states. These are the 26 states that can be seen on the front side of the Lincoln memorial which is what is pictured on the $5 bill.[citation needed]
On the back of the bill, a larger, purple numeral "5" appears in the lower right corner to help those with visual impairments to distinguish the denomination. This large "5" also includes the words "USA FIVE" in tiny white letters.[citation needed]
The oval borders around President Lincoln's portrait on the front, and the Lincoln Memorial vignette on the back have been removed. Both engravings have been enhanced.[citation needed]
On April 20, 2016, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew announced that the $5, $10, and $20 would all undergo redesign prior to 2020. The changes would add new features to combat counterfeiting and make them easier for blind citizens to distinguish. Lew said that while Lincoln would remain on the obverse, the reverse would be redesigned to depict various historical events that had occurred at the Lincoln Memorial. Among the planned designs are images from Martin Luther King Jr. giving his 1963 speech "I Have a Dream" and the 1939 concert by opera singer Marian Anderson.[9][10][11] As of January 2021[update], the Treasury has continued work on the $20 bill; the redesigns of the $5 and $10 were not mentioned.[12]
(approximately 7.4218 × 3.125 in ≅ 189 × 79 mm)
(6.14 × 2.61 in ≅ 156 × 66 mm)
Type | Series | Register | Treasurer | Seal |
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National Bank Note Types 1 & 2 | 1929 | Jones | Woods | Brown |
Federal Reserve Bank Note | 1929 | Jones | Woods | Brown |
Type | Series | Treasurer | Secretary | Seal |
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Legal Tender Note | 1928 | Woods | Mellon | Red |
Legal Tender Note | 1928A | Woods | Mills | Red |
Legal Tender Note | 1928B | Julian | Morgenthau | Red |
Legal Tender Note | 1928C | Julian | Morgenthau | Red |
Legal Tender Note | 1928D | Julian | Vinson | Red |
Legal Tender Note | 1928E | Julian | Snyder | Red |
Legal Tender Note | 1928F | Clark | Snyder | Red |
Legal Tender Note | 1953 | Priest | Humphrey | Red |
Legal Tender Note | 1953A | Priest | Anderson | Red |
Legal Tender Note | 1953B | Smith | Dillon | Red |
Legal Tender Note | 1953C | Granahan | Dillon | Red |
Legal Tender Note | 1963 | Granahan | Dillon | Red |
Silver Certificate | 1934 | Julian | Morgenthau | Blue |
Silver Certificate | 1934A | Julian | Morgenthau | Blue |
Silver Certificate | 1934A North Africa | Julian | Morgenthau | Yellow |
Silver Certificate | 1934B | Julian | Vinson | Blue |
Silver Certificate | 1934C | Julian | Snyder | Blue |
Silver Certificate | 1934D | Clark | Snyder | Blue |
Silver Certificate | 1953 | Priest | Humphrey | Blue |
Silver Certificate | 1953A | Priest | Anderson | Blue |
Silver Certificate | 1953B | Smith | Dillon | Blue |
Federal Reserve Note | 1928 | Tate | Mellon | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1928A | Woods | Mellon | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1928B | Woods | Mellon | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1928C | Woods | Mills | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1928D | Woods | Woodin | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1934 | Julian | Morgenthau | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1934 Hawaii | Julian | Morgenthau | Brown |
Federal Reserve Note | 1934A | Julian | Morgenthau | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1934A Hawaii | Julian | Morgenthau | Brown |
Federal Reserve Note | 1934B | Julian | Vinson | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1934C | Julian | Snyder | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1934D | Clark | Snyder | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1950 | Clark | Snyder | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1950A | Priest | Humphrey | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1950B | Priest | Anderson | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1950C | Smith | Dillon | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1950D | Granahan | Dillon | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1950E | Granahan | Fowler | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1963 | Granahan | Dillon | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1963A | Granahan | Fowler | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1969 | Elston | Kennedy | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1969A | Kabis | Connally | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1969B | Bañuelos | Connally | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1969C | Bañuelos | Shultz | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1974 | Neff | Simon | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1977 | Morton | Blumenthal | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1977A | Morton | Miller | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1981 | Buchanan | Regan | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1981A | Ortega | Regan | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1985 | Ortega | Baker | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1988 | Ortega | Brady | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1988A | Villalpando | Brady | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1993 | Withrow | Bentsen | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1995 | Withrow | Rubin | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 1999 | Withrow | Summers | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 2001 | Marin | O'Neill | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 2003 | Marin | Snow | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 2003A | Cabral | Snow | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 2006 | Cabral | Paulson | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 2009 | Rios | Geithner | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 2013 | Rios | Lew | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 2017A | Carranza | Mnuchin | Green |
Federal Reserve Note | 2021 | Malerba | Yellen | Green |
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