Businesses that handle cash and use machines that receive or dispense cash are encouraged to make final preparations for the new $10 notes that will go into circulation on March 2, 2006. Beginning on that day, Federal Reserve banks will distribute the new $10 notes to their banking customers for distribution to businesses and the public worldwide. The redesigned notes are expected to begin circulating immediately in the United States and will enter circulation more gradually in other countries as international banks place orders for $10 notes from the Federal Reserve. The older-design notes will continue to maintain their full-face value. The redesigned $10 note incorporates state-of-the-art security features to combat counterfeiting, including three that are easy to use by cash handlers and consumers alike: color-shifting ink; security thread; and, watermark.
Security features are more effective if the public knows about them. To build that awareness, the U.S. government has undertaken a public education program to help the public understand and utilize these features. Free educational materials and other information about the redesigned notes are available at: www.moneyfactory.gov/newmoney.
