$20

$20

The $20 bill is a Federal Reserve Note valued at 2,000 cents (equivalent to 400 nickels, 200 dimes, 80 quarters, 20 $1 bills, four $5 bills, or two $10 bills). It has always been a Federal Reserve Note since 1933, when the Executive Order 6102 became law that made it illegal to possess gold.

The $20 bill had become the second-most common denomination in circulation since the 1970s.

After August 1976, all $20 bills' serial numbers were printed using COPE ever since, and by late 1978, virtually all $20 bills in circulation now had COPE serials.

On the front is a portrait of Andrew Jackson and on the back is the White House.

Pre-Series 1977

Series year	First delivery date	Last delivery date
1928	April 30, 1928	N/A
1928 (Gold Certificate)	May 29, 1929	April 28, 1933
1928A–1928B	January 18, 1929	N/A
1928C	February 13, 1932	December 13, 1935
1934	February 2, 1935	N/A
1934A	N/A (probably 1938)	N/A
1934B	November 29, 1945	N/A
1934C (old reverse design)	January 7, 1947	N/A
1934C (new reverse design)	July 27, 1948	N/A
1934D	January 13, 1950	January 29, 1951
1950	November 7, 1950	August 31, 1953
1950A	August 19, 1953	August 30, 1957
1950B	September 25, 1957	June 16, 1961
1950C	February 28, 1961	March 21, 1963
1950D	February 12, 1963	November 30, 1965
1963	October 7, 1964	July 2, 1965
1963A	June 8, 1965	August 29, 1969
1950E	September 1, 1965	July 15, 1966
1969	July 30, 1969	September 15, 1971
1969A	June 15, 1971	March 21, 1973
1969B	June 6, 1972	April 25, 1973
1969C	September 27, 1972	November 14, 1974
1974	September 11, 1974	July 19, 1978

$20 bills are usually delivered to Federal Reserve Banks about 1-2 months after being printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

Series 1977

Federal Reserve Bank	Production span
Boston	April 1978 – September 1981
New York	May 1978 – September 1981
Philadelphia	June 1978 – September 1981
Cleveland	April 1978 – September 1981
Richmond	May 1978 – September 1981
Atlanta	November 1978 – August 1981
Chicago	April 1978 – September 1981
St. Louis	June 1978 – May 1981
Minneapolis	May 1978 – February 1981
Kansas City	May 1978 – October 1981
Dallas	June 1978 – July 1981
San Francisco	April 1978 – September 1981
Trivia
Signatures: Azie Taylor Morton and W. Michael Blumenthal Up to the Series 1995 notes, approximately 3.9 million new $20 bills were released to circulation per day. By 1980, the Series 1977 notes were the most commonly circulated $20 bills, when it still had its original lifespan of two years.

Series 1981

Federal Reserve Bank	Production span
Boston	November 1981 – April 1984
New York	December 1981 – May 1984
Philadelphia	February 1982 – February 1984
Cleveland	November 1981 – April 1984
Richmond	September 1981 – May 1984
Atlanta	March 1982 – May 1984
Chicago	November 1981 – May 1984
St. Louis	October 1981 – March 1984
Minneapolis	October 1982 – October 1983
Kansas City	October 1981 – February 1984
Dallas	April 1982 – April 1984
San Francisco	October 1981 – March 1984
Trivia
Signatures: Angela M. Buchanan and Donald T. Regan Series 1981 bills were the first to have the standard print run of 100,000 sheets since October 1983.

Series 1981A

Federal Reserve Bank	Production span
Boston	June 1984 – October 1985
New York	July 1984 – October 1985
Philadelphia	June 1984 – September 1985
Cleveland	June 1984 – September 1985
Richmond	July 1984 – October 1985
Atlanta	July 1984 – October 1985
Chicago	June 1984 – September 1985
St. Louis	July 1984 – October 1985
Minneapolis	August 1984 – February 1985
Kansas City	May 1984 – July 1985
Dallas	July 1984 – July 1985
San Francisco	May 1984 – October 1985
Trivia
Signatures:  Katherine Davalos Ortega and Donald T. Regan

Series 1985

Federal Reserve Bank	Production span
Boston	January 1986 – March 1990
New York	October 1985 – May 1990
Philadelphia	February 1986 – March 1990
Cleveland	November 1985 – April 1990
Richmond	December 1985 – February 1990
Atlanta	December 1985 – May 1990
Chicago	November 1985 – June 1990
St. Louis	February 1986 – October 1989
Minneapolis	January 1986 – December 1989
Kansas City	November 1985 – October 1988
Dallas	December 1985 – November 1989
San Francisco	November 1985 – February 1990
Trivia
Signatures:  Katherine Davalos Ortega and James A. Baker III The very first $20 bills with serial numbers ending with letters that come after "G" (starting with H) began printing in October 1987. Like the $10 bill, the $20 bill continued as a Series 1985 in late 1988. In addition, these bills were the first to have the standard print run of 200,000 sheets since October 1989.

Series 1988A

Federal Reserve Bank	Production span
Boston	March 1990 – July 1991
New York	May 1990 – March 1992
Philadelphia	August 1991 – January 1992
Cleveland	August 1991 – February 1992
Richmond	December 1990 – May 1991
Atlanta	May 1990 – February 1992
Chicago	June 1990 – February 1992
St. Louis	September 1990 – June 1991
Minneapolis	September 1991
Kansas City	July 1990 – December 1991
Dallas	September 1991 – March 1992
San Francisco	January 1991 – February 1992
Trivia
Signatures:  Catalina Vasquez Villalpando and Nicholas F. Brady This marks the last time the $20 bill remained completely unchanged.

Series 1990

Federal Reserve Bank	Production span
Boston	August 1992 – April 1994
New York	April 1992 – February 1994
Philadelphia	June 1993 – January 1994
Cleveland	October 1992 – May 1994
Richmond	July 1992 – June 1994
Atlanta	June 1992 – July 1994
Chicago	October 1992 – March 1995
St. Louis	June 1992 – September 1993
Minneapolis	July 1992 – June 1994
Kansas City	May 1993
Dallas	May 1992 – January 1993
San Francisco	May 1992 – July 1994
Trivia
Signatures:  Catalina Vasquez Villalpando and Nicholas F. Brady For Series 1990, microscopic printing was added around Jackson's portrait on all $20 bills. The Western Currency Facility began printing $20 bills in early 1994.

Series 1993

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Federal Reserve Bank	Production span
Boston	June 1995 – November 1996
New York	October 1994 – November 1996
Philadelphia	October 1994 – September 1995
Cleveland	March 1995 – July 1996
Richmond	July 1994 – April 1996
Atlanta	July 1994 – May 1997
Chicago	November 1994 – May 1995
St. Louis	August 1994 – November 1994
Minneapolis	N/A
Kansas City	August 1994 – July 1995
Dallas	August 1994 – September 1995
San Francisco	August 1994 – October 1995
Trivia
Signatures:  Mary Ellen Withrow and Lloyd Bentsen Until late 1997, any $20 bills from Minneapolis were Series 1990 at the latest.

Series 1995

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Federal Reserve Bank	Production span
Boston	N/A
New York	December 1996 – May 1997
Philadelphia	February 1997 – March 1997
Cleveland	May 1997 – July 1997
Richmond	October 1997 – December 1997
Atlanta	May 1996 – June 1997
Chicago	February 1996 – April 1997
St. Louis	March 1996 – September 1997
Minneapolis	September 1997
Kansas City	August 1996 – September 1997
Dallas	January 1996 – September 1997
San Francisco	September 1995 – September 1997
Trivia
Signatures: Mary Ellen Withrow and Robert E. Rubin Any $20 bills from Boston were Series 1993 at the latest (printed October and November 1996) until the new design shown below was released in 1998. The Series 1995 $20 bills were the last ones to be in this design. No new $20 bills were printed until June 1998.

Series 1996

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Federal Reserve Bank	Production span
Boston	July 1998 – November 1999
New York	June 1998 – December 1999
Philadelphia	September 1998 – June 1999
Cleveland	July 1998 – June 1999
Richmond	June 1998 – August 1999
Atlanta	August 1998 – March 2000
Chicago	July 1998 – September 2001
St. Louis	July 1998 – January 1999
Minneapolis	July 1998 – December 1998
Kansas City	August 1998 – December 1998
Dallas	June 1998 – April 1999
San Francisco	June 1998 – February 2000
Trivia
Signatures:  Mary Ellen Withrow and Robert E. Rubin Release date: September 24, 1998 This design was unveiled on May 20, 1998. These bills were the only Series 1996 notes printed at the Western Currency Facility. The first roughly 2 billion notes were released to circulation first. From Series 1996 to Series 2001, approximately 6.8 million new $20 bills were released to circulation per day. The Series 1996 $20 bills were printed simultaneously with the $50 bills starting in January 1999. On average, about 236,800,000 new $20 bills were released to circulation every month through late 2001.

Series 1999

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Federal Reserve Bank	Production span
Boston	November 2001
New York	March 2000 – August 2002
Philadelphia	January 2000 – March 2001
Cleveland	January 2000 – August 2002
Richmond	June 2000 – September 2000
Atlanta	March 2000 – January 2001
Chicago	July 2000 – October 2001
St. Louis	January 2001 – October 2001
Minneapolis	October 2001
Kansas City	September 2000 – October 2001
Dallas	N/A
San Francisco	October 2001 – November 2002
Trivia
Signatures:  Mary Ellen Withrow and Lawrence H. Summers Any $20 bills from Dallas were Series 1996 at the latest until late 2002.

Series 2001

Federal Reserve Bank	Production span
Boston	N/A
New York	February 2002 – October 2002
Philadelphia	N/A
Cleveland	March 2002 – September 2002
Richmond	February 2002 – April 2003
Atlanta	February 2003 – June 2003
Chicago	February 2003 – June 2003
St. Louis	January 2003 – February 2003
Minneapolis	January 2003
Kansas City	November 2002 – December 2002
Dallas	October 2002 – November 2002
San Francisco	October 2002 – February 2003
Trivia
Signatures:  Rosario Marin and Paul O'Neill Any $20 bills from Boston or Philadelphia were Series 1999 at the latest (printed March and November 2001, respectively) until the current design was released in October 2003. These were the last $20 bills in the 1998 design. The very last Series 2001 bills were released on August 6, 2003.

Series 2004

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Federal Reserve Bank	Production span
Boston	August 2003 – October 2005
New York	June 2003 – May 2005
Philadelphia	June 2003 – April 2005
Cleveland	July 2003 – June 2005
Richmond	April 2003 – September 2004
Atlanta	April 2004 – August 2005
Chicago	June 2003 – February 2005
St. Louis	March 2004 – May 2005
Minneapolis	February 2004 – March 2004
Kansas City	January 2004 – February 2004
Dallas	October 2003 – June 2007
San Francisco	October 2003 – May 2005
Trivia
Signatures:  Rosario Marin and John W. Snow Release dates: October 9, 2003 – July 27, 2005 The current design was unveiled on May 13, 2003. After circulation began on October 9, 2003, approximately 4.5 million new $20 bills were released to circulation per day.

Series 2004A

Federal Reserve Bank	Production span
Boston	November 2005 – October 2006
New York	December 2005 – April 2007
Philadelphia	January 2006 – February 2006
Cleveland	July 2005 – April 2006
Richmond	June 2005 – September 2005
Atlanta	August 2005 – August 2006
Chicago	September 2006
St. Louis	June 2005
Minneapolis	July 2005 – September 2006
Kansas City	June 2005 – September 2006
Dallas	May 2005 – December 2005
San Francisco	October 2005 – November 2005
Trivia
Signatures:  Anna Escobedo Cabral and John W. Snow Release dates: June 10, 2005 – November 16, 2006

Series 2006

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Federal Reserve Bank	Production span
Boston	November 2006 – November 2009
New York	November 2006 – September 2009
Philadelphia	February 2007 – April 2009
Cleveland	May 2007 – March 2010
Richmond	April 2007 – July 2010
Atlanta	June 2007 – February 2010
Chicago	August 2007 – March 2010
St. Louis	September 2007 – April 2009
Minneapolis	August 2007 – February 2010
Kansas City	July 2007 – June 2009
Dallas	May 2007 – May 2010
San Francisco	April 2007 – October 2010
Trivia
Signatures:  Anna Escobedo Cabral and Henry M. Paulson Jr. Release dates: December 13, 2006 – August 8, 2010 The lifespan of a typical $20 bill increased to 4 years. Although production ended in 2010, no notes of this series were ever destroyed until starting in April 2012.

Series 2009

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Federal Reserve Bank	Production span
Boston	September 2010 – October 2012
New York	December 2009 – November 2012
Philadelphia	January 2010 – November 2012
Cleveland	May 2010 – December 2012
Richmond	May 2010 – December 2012
Atlanta	December 2010 – February 2013
Chicago	March 2010 – February 2013
St. Louis	June 2010 – January 2013
Minneapolis	August 2011 – May 2013
Kansas City	March 2010 – January 2013
Dallas	June 2011 – April 2013
San Francisco	August 2010 – October 2013
Trivia
Signatures:  Rosa Gumataotao Rios and Timothy F. Geithner Release dates: January 21, 2010 – November 6, 2013

Series 2013

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Federal Reserve Bank	Production span
Boston	October 2013 – November 2017
New York	October 2013 – December 2017
Philadelphia	November 2013 – January 2018
Cleveland	November 2013 – August 2017
Richmond	March 2014 – January 2018
Atlanta	March 2014 – February 2018
Chicago	February 2014 – September 2017
St. Louis	January 2014 – October 2017
Minneapolis	February 2014 – September 2017
Kansas City	February 2014 – July 2017
Dallas	June 2014 – October 2017
San Francisco	April 2014 – March 2017
Trivia
Signatures:  Rosa Gumataotao Rios and Jack Lew Release dates: January 8, 2014 – March 16, 2018

Series 2017

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Federal Reserve Bank	Production span (as of July 1, 2019)
Boston	January 2019
New York	December 2017 – January 2019
Philadelphia	February 2018
Cleveland	May 2018 – January 2019
Richmond	February 2018 – January 2019
Atlanta	January 2018 – May 2018
Chicago	June 2018 – August 2018
St. Louis	June 2018
Minneapolis	May 2018 – June 2018
Kansas City	May 2018
Dallas	May 2018 – September 2018
San Francisco	January 2018 – January 2019
Trivia
Signatures:  Jovita Carranza and Steven T. Mnuchin Release dates: March 16, 2018 – present The last Series 2017 notes were printed in April 2019, with the exception of Star Notes from Atlanta that continued until July.

Total in circulation by month

Note: Usually, it's about two months after the days when they were printed.

1990-1999

Month	Series 1985	Series 1988A	Series 1990	Series 1993	Series 1995	Series 1996
January 1990	3.3 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 1990	3.3 billion	44.8 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 1990	3.3 billion	100 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 1990	3.2 billion	200 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 1990	3.1 billion	300 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 1990	3 billion	400 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 1990	2.8 billion	600 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 1990	2.7 billion	700 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 1990	2.6 billion	800 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 1990	2.55 billion	900 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
January 1991	2.5 billion	1 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 1991	2.4 billion	1.1 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 1991	2.2 billion	1.3 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 1991	2 billion	1.5 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 1991	1.8 billion	1.7 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 1991	1.5 billion	2 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 1991	1.4 billion	2.1 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 1991	1.2 billion	2.3 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 1991	1.1 billion	2.4 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 1991	800 million	2.7 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 1991	700 million	2.8 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 1991	400 million	3.1 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
January 1992	300 million	3.2 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 1992
June 1992
December 1992
June 1993
December 1993
March 1994
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January 1995
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January 1996
February 1996
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June 1996
July 1996
August 1996
September 1996
October 1996
November 1996
December 1996
January 1997
December 1997
April 1998
August 1998
December 1998
March 1999
June 1999
September 1999
December 1999

2000-2009

Month	Series 1996	Series 1999	Series 2001	Series 2004	Series 2004A	Series 2006
January 2000
February 2000
March 2000
April 2000
May 2000
June 2000
July 2000
August 2000
September 2000
October 2000
November 2000
December 2000
January 2001
February 2001
March 2001
April 2001
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August 2001
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November 2001
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January 2002
February 2002
June 2002
December 2002
June 2003
December 2003
March 2004
June 2004
July 2004
August 2004
September 2004
October 2004
November 2004
December 2004
January 2005
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April 2005
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November 2005
December 2005
January 2006
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June 2006
July 2006
August 2006
September 2006
October 2006
November 2006
December 2006
January 2007
December 2007
April 2008
August 2008
December 2008
March 2009
June 2009
September 2009
December 2009

2010-2019

Month	Series 2004A	Series 2006	Series 2009	Series 2013	Series 2017
January 2010
February 2010
March 2010
April 2010
May 2010
June 2010
July 2010
August 2010
September 2010
October 2010
November 2010
December 2010
January 2011
February 2011
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April 2011
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June 2011
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August 2011
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January 2012
February 2012
June 2012
December 2012
June 2013
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March 2014
June 2014
July 2014
August 2014
September 2014
October 2014
November 2014
December 2014
January 2015
February 2015
March 2015
April 2015
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June 2015
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January 2016
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June 2016
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August 2016
September 2016
October 2016
November 2016
December 2016
January 2017
December 2017
April 2018
August 2018
December 2018
March 2019
June 2019
September 2019
December 2019

Foreign counterparts

The first 5,000 yen notes were released to circulation on October 1, 1957; back then, they were worth $20 apiece.

2,000 yen notes were first issued on July 19, 2000. The purpose of this note was to commemorate the 26th G8 summit in Okinawa. Unlike the 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 yen notes, these are much rarer to find in circulation.

When the South Korean 10,000 won note was first introduced in 1973, it had a buying power of $20. However, when the note was redesigned in 1979, the value had dropped to $12.50.

$20 equals 27 Canadian dollars, 373 Mexican pesos, 100 Brazilian real, 25,000 South Korean won, or 2,500 Japanese yen.