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Louise Roseman, director of operations and payment systems for the Federal Reserve Board, shows Fawaz 'Tony' Ismail, owner of Alamo Flags in Union Station, the new features of the $50 note that she used to buy an American flag on the bill's first day of issue, Tues., Sept. 28, 2004 in Washington, D.C. Joining Roseman are, from left, Thomas Ferguson, director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Bruce Townsend, deputy assistant director of the United States Secret Service, and Brian Roseboro, under secretary for domestic finance of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Fawaz 'Tony' Ismail, owner of Alamo Flags in Union Station, shows off the very first $50 note to be released into circulation after Louise Roseman, director of operations and payment systems for the Federal Reserve Board, bought an American flag on the bill's first day of issue, Tues., Sept. 28, 2004 in Washington, D.C. Joining Roseman are, from left, Thomas Ferguson, director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Bruce Townsend, deputy assistant director of the United States Secret Service, and Brian Roseboro, under secretary for domestic finance of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Louise Roseman, director of operations and payment systems for the Federal Reserve Board, shows Fawaz "Tony" Ismail, owner of Alamo Flags in Union Station, the new features of the $50 note that she used to buy an American flag on the bill's first day of issue, Tues., Sept. 28, 2004 in Washington, D.C. Joining Roseman are, from left, Thomas Ferguson, director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Bruce Townsend, deputy assistant director of the United States Secret Service, and Brian Roseboro, under secretary for domestic finance of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. (Robin Weiner/U.S. Newswire) Fawaz "Tony" Ismail, owner of Alamo Flags in Union Station, shows off the very first $50 note to be released into circulation after Louise Roseman, director of operations and payment systems for the Federal Reserve Board, bought an American flag on the bill's first day of issue, Tues., Sept. 28, 2004 in Washington, D.C. Joining Roseman are, from left, Thomas Ferguson, director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Bruce Townsend, deputy assistant director of the United States Secret Service, and Brian Roseboro, under secretary for domestic finance of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. (Robin Weiner/U.S. Newswire)
'The stability and integrity of U.S. paper currency is something the U.S. government takes very seriously,' says Brian Roseboro, under for domestic finance of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, during the new $50 debut at Union Station in Washington, D.C., Tues., Sept. 28, 2004. Roseboro adds, 'We believe that redesigning the currency regularly and security features is the way to keep U.S. currency safe and secure from would-be counterfeiters.'
During the debut of the new $50 bill into circulation, Tues., Sept. 28 2004 in Washington, D.C.'s Union Station, Thomas Ferguson, director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, announces the next denomination in the series will be a new $10 note, which is expected to be unveiled Spring 2005. The $100 note is also slated to be redesigned, but a timetable for its introduction is not yet set. The government has no plans to redesign the $5 note at this time, and the $1 and $2 notes will not be redesigned.
"The stability and integrity of U.S. paper currency is something the U.S. government takes very seriously," says Brian Roseboro, under secretary for domestic finance of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, during the new $50 debut at Union Station in Washington, D.C., Tues., Sept. 28, 2004. Roseboro adds, "We believe that redesigning the currency regularly and enhancing security features is the way to keep U.S. currency safe and secure from would-be counterfeiters." (Robin Weiner/U.S. Newswire) During the debut of the new $50 bill into circulation, Tues., Sept. 28, 2004 in Washington, D.C.'s Union Station, Thomas Ferguson, director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, announces the next denomination in the series will be a new $10 note, which is expected to be unveiled Spring 2005. (Robin Weiner/U.S. Newswire)
Tracy Clayton, a representative for the Bureau of and Printing, explains to John Noordberg of Fresno, Calif. the security features of the $50 bill as he compares it to an older $50 note, Tues., Sept. 28, 2004, in Washington, D.C. The Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Secret Service participated in releasing the first redesigned $50 bill into circulation at Alamo Flags, a flag retailer in Union Station. Three important security features that are easy for consumers and merchants to check are the watermark, security thread and color-shifting ink.
Tracy Clayton, a representative for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, explains to John Noordberg of Fresno, Calif. the security features of the redesigned $50 bill as he compares it to an older $50 note, Tues., Sept. 28, 2004, in Washington, D.C. The Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Secret Service participated in releasing the first redesigned $50 bill into circulation at Alamo Flags, a flag retailer in Union Station. Three important security features that are easy for consumers and merchants to check are the watermark, security thread and color-shifting ink. (Robin Weiner/U.S. Newswire)

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