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The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.
The Seven Denominations. The Federal Reserve Board currently issues $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 notes. Click on the notes below to learn more about their design and security features.
Since 1971, Federal Reserves Notes have been the only banknotes of the United States dollar that have been issued. But at some points in the past, the United States had multiple different types of banknotes, such as United States Notes (1862–1971), Interest bearing notes (1863-1865), and Gold certificates (1865–1934).
Dollar (worth 100 cents): The United States is the only developed country that still uses $1 bills. The United States no longer produces the half-cent coin, the two-cent coin, the three-cent coin, the half-dime coin (different from the nickel), or the twenty-cent coin.
The United States one-dollar bill (US$1), sometimes referred to as a single, has been the lowest value denomination of United States paper currency since the discontinuation of U.S. fractional currency notes in 1876.
The faces on larger denominations that are out of circulation—the $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, and $100,000 bills—are also those of men who served as U.S. president and secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
For denominations $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100, the note position letter and number indicates in which position on a plate a note was printed. It is a combination of one letter and one number and can be found on the front of the note. In 2014, the BEP began printing $1 notes on 50-subject sheets.
Let's start with the front of the dollar bill. It's the side that includes Washington's portrait. It features the Federal Reserve District Seal, the note position letter and number, the serial number, the U.S. Treasury Seal, the note position and plate serial number, and bill series.
The United States dollar is the official currency of the U.S. and its territories. Learn about the bills and coins that make up U.S. currency.
The Federal Reserve Board's U.S. Currency Education Program provides public access to education, training, and information about Federal Reserve Notes.