About the New $10 Notes The new $10 note, which is the third denomination to be redesigned in the

series, includes subtle shades of orange, yellow and red along with images of the Statue of Liberty's torch and the words " e the !eo"le" from the #nited States $onstitution% The new $10 note will enter circulation in early &00'% Security (eatures The redesigned $10 note also retains three of the most im"ortant security features that were first introduced in the 1))0s and are easy to chec*+ color,shifting in*, watermar* and security thread% $olor,Shifting -n*+ Tilt your ten to chec* that the numeral "10" in the lower right,hand corner on the face of the note changes color from co""er to green% The color shift is more dramatic on the redesigned notes, ma*ing it e.en easier for "eo"le to chec* their money%

atermar*+ /old your ten u" to the light to see if a faint image of Treasury Secretary Ale0ander /amilton a""ears to the right of his large "ortrait% -t can be seen from both sides of the note% 1n the redesigned $10 note, a blan* o.al has been incor"orated into the design to highlight the watermar*'s location%

Security Thread+ /old your ten u" to the light and ma*e sure there's a small stri" embedded in the "a"er% The words "#SA T2N" and a small flag are .isible in tiny "rint% -t runs .ertically to the right of the "ortrait and can be seen from both sides of the note% This thread glows orange when held under ultra.iolet light%

To "rotect our economy and your hard,earned money, the #%S% go.ernment e0"ects to redesign its currency e.ery se.en to ten years%

3esign (eatures Symbols of (reedom+ New symbols of freedom re"resenting icons of Americana are "art of the new design series% Two images of the torch carried by the Statue of Liberty are "rinted in red on the face of the new $10 note% A large image of the torch is "rinted in the bac*ground to the left of the "ortrait of Secretary /amilton, while a second, smaller metallic red image of the torch can be found on the lower right side of the "ortrait% The symbols of freedom differ for each denomination%

$olor+ The most noticeable difference in the newly designed $10 note is the addition of subtle bac*ground colors of orange, yellow and red% The words " e the !eo"le" from the #%S% $onstitution ha.e been "rinted in red in the bac*ground to the right of the "ortrait% Also, small yellow 10s ha.e been "rinted in the bac*ground to the left of the "ortrait on the face of the note and to the right of the .ignette on the bac* of the note% The bac*ground colors differ with each denomination to hel" distinguish them%

!ortrait and 4ignette+ The o.al borders and fine lines surrounding the "ortrait of Secretary /amilton on the face, and the #nited States Treasury 5uilding .ignette on the bac*, ha.e been remo.ed% The "ortrait has been mo.ed u" and shoulders ha.e been e0tended into the border% Additional engra.ing details ha.e been added to the .ignette bac*ground% -n addition, the new $10 note also retains a number of other e0isting design features% 6icro"rinting+ 5ecause they are so small, micro"rinted words are hard to re"licate% The redesigned $10 note features micro"rinting on the face of the note in two areas+ the word "#SA" and the numeral "10" can be found re"eated beneath the large "rinted torch and the words "T/2 #N-T23 STAT2S 1( A627-$A" and "T2N 31LLA7S" can be found below the "ortrait, as well as .ertically inside the left and right borders of the note%

Low,4ision (eature+ The large numeral "10" in the lower right corner on the bac* of the note is easy to read%

(ederal 7eser.e -ndicators+ A uni.ersal seal to the left of the "ortrait re"resents the entire (ederal 7eser.e System% A letter and number beneath the left serial number identifies the issuing (ederal 7eser.e 5an*%

Serial Numbers+ The uni8ue combination of ele.en numbers and letters a""ears twice on the face of the note% 1n the new $10 note, the left serial number has shifted slightly to the right, com"ared with "re.ious designs%