| Term | Definition |
|---|
| percentage of total dollar amount of paper money in circulation that are Federal Reserve notes | 99 percent |
| year Federal Reserve System was established by Congress | 1913 |
| number of Federal Reserve Districts | 12 |
| first $1 Federal Reserve notes were issued | 1963 |
| all U.S. currency is produced here | Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Washington D.C. & Fort Worth Texas) |
| was created in 1865 to curtail counterfeiting | U.S. Secret Service |
| U.S. Treasury plans to introduce new designs on paper money every | 7-10 years |
| does all old U.S. money retain its full value? | yes, the U.S. never recalls any of its currency |
| the security thread contains | letters USA, denomination of bill, and a flag |
| seal to the left of the portrait on paper money represents | the Federal Reserve System |
| number of times the serial number appears on the front of a note | 2 |
| are there any two notes of the same kind and denomination that have the same serial number? | no |
| all Reserve Banks require banks to arrange their currency for deposit in this way | assemble each denomination separately; face up and top up |
| all U.S. money carries this motto | In God We Trust |
| face on $1 | George Washington |
| back of $1 | Great Seal of the United States |
| face on $2 | Thomas Jefferson |
| back of $2 | signing of Declaration of Independence |
| face on $5 | Abraham Lincoln |
| back of $5 | Lincoln Memorial |
| face on $10 | Alexander Hamilton |
| back of $10 | U.S. Treasury Building |
| face on $20 | Andrew Jackson |
| back of $20 | White House |
| face on $50 | Ulysses S. Grant |
| back of $50 | U.S. Capital |
| face on $100 | Benjamin Franklin |
| back of $100 | Independence Hall |
| first currency note to have the Great Seal of the United States | $1 |
| olive branch represents | peace |
| arrows represents | war |
| shield represents | united nation ready to defend itself |
| E Pluribus Unum | out of many, one |
| all seeing eye represents | eternal eye of God and places the spiritual above the material |
| unfinished pyramid represents | striving toward growth and a goal of perfection |
| Annuit Coeptis | He has favored our undertakings |
| MDCCLXXVI | 1776 |
| Novus Ordo Seclorum | a new order of the ages |
| makes all U.S. coins; was established by Congress in 1792 | the U.S. Mint |
| name the five U.S. Mint cities in use today | Denver, Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco, West Point |
| a design on a U.S. coin may not be changed more often that every 25 years unless | Congress determines otherwise |
| all U.S. coins currently portray | U.S. Presidents |
| face on 1 cent piece | Abraham Lincoln |
| back of 1 cent piece | Lincoln Memorial |
| face on 5 cent piece | Thomas Jefferson |
| back of 5 cent piece | Monticello |
| face on 10 cent piece | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| back of 10 cent piece | torch |
| face on 25 cent piece | George Washington |
| back of 25 cent piece | 50 state design |
| face on 50 cent piece | John F. Kennedy |
| back of 50 cent piece | Presidential Coat of Arms |
| face on 1 dollar coin in 2000 | Sacagawea |
| back of 1 dollar coin in 2000 | Bald Eagle |
| percentage of all known counterfeit currency seized before it reaches public | 75 percent |
| who assumes the loss for a counterfeit note Mr. Blomenkamp has | Mr. Blomenkamp |
| color of tiny fibers embedded in the paper of genuine notes | red and blue |
| anyone convicted of passing a counterfeit bill may be fined | up to $5,000 or 15 years in prison |
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