This is consistent with other high-value US bills ($5 and up), which all feature patterns of infrared-visible stripes unique to the given denomination. Infrared Ink: The back of the five-dollar bill features sections of the bill that are blanked out when viewed in the infrared spectrum.
The reverse of the five-dollar bill has two rectangular strips that are blanked out when viewed in the infrared spectrum, as seen in this image taken by an infrared camera.
Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 2009 were $5 bills. Approximately 6% of all paper currency produced by the U.S. Īs of December 2018, the average life of a $5 bill in circulation is 4.7 years before it is replaced due to wear. The term has German/ Yiddish roots and is remotely related to the English "five", but it is far less common today than it was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The $5 bill is sometimes nicknamed a "fin". All $5 bills issued today are Federal Reserve Notes. president (1861-1865), on the front and the Lincoln Memorial on the back.
The current $5 bill features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. The United States five-dollar bill ($5) is a denomination of United States currency. Security fibers, watermark, security thread, micro printing, raised printing, EURion constellation Current denomination of United States currency Five dollars (United States)