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The reverse of the one-dollar bill has an ornate design that incorporates both sides of the Great Seal of the United States to the left and right of the word ONE. This word appears prominently in the white space at the center of the bill in a capitalized, shadowed, and seriffed typeface.
- 2.61 inches ≈ 66.3 mm
- Approx. 1 g
- $1
- 6.14 inches ≈ 156 mm
Feb 23, 2014 · Obverse of the $1 bill. Reverse of the $1 bill. The motto "In God We Trust" was added on the bill by law in 1957. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing says the "average life" of a $1 bill in circulation is 21 months before it is replaced due to wear. ≈ 45% of U.S. currency produced today are $1 bills.
- The Federal Reserve Seal and the Federal Reserve District Number. There are twelve different Federal Reserve Banks responsible for printing paper money in the United States.
- Serial Numbers. The serial number of a bill appears twice, once in the lower left hand quadrant and again in the upper right hand quadrant on the front of the bill.
- Series Date (or Series Year) In the lower right quadrant between the portrait of George Washington and signature of the Secretary of the Treasury is the Series Date.
- Plate Serial Number. The Plate Serial Number appears twice: once on the front of the bill in the lower right quadrant above the Federal Reserve District Number, and again on the back in the lower right corner.
The obverse, for instance, features an American eagle with a shield on its breast as the central figure. In the eagle's right talon is an olive branch, and in the left talon are bundles of arrows. In the eagle's right talon is an olive branch, and in the left talon are bundles of arrows.
- Sarah Gleim
Both circles, together, comprise the Great Seal of the United States . The face (obverse) of the Great Seal first appeared on the back of the $20 Gold Certificate, Series 1905. In 1935, both the face and back (reverse) of the seal appeared for the first time on paper money on $1 Silver Certificates.
For denominations $1 and $2, the note includes a seal that identifies one of the 12 Federal Reserve banks. Note Position Letter and Number. 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.
The $10 note includes an embedded security thread that glows orange when illuminated by UV light. When held to light, a portrait watermark of Alexander Hamilton is visible from both sides of the note. In addition, the note includes a color-shifting numeral 10 in the lower right corner of the note.
