<P> To the left of George Washington is the Federal Reserve District Seal . The name of the Federal Reserve Bank that issued the note encircles a capital letter, (A-L), identifying it among the twelve Federal Reserve Banks . The sequential number of the bank, (1: A, 2: B, etc .), is also displayed in the four corners of the open space on the bill . Until the redesign of the higher denominations of currency beginning in 1996, this seal was found on all denominations of Federal Reserve Notes . Since then it is only present on the $1 and $2 notes, with the higher denominations only displaying a universal Federal Reserve System seal, and the bank letter and number beneath the upper left serial number . </P> <P> To the right of George Washington is the Treasury Department seal . The balancing scales represent justice . The chevron with thirteen stars represents the original thirteen colonies . The key below the chevron represents authority and trust; 1789 is the year that the Department of the Treasury was established . The series 1969 dollar bills were the first to use a simplified Treasury Seal, with the wording in English instead of Latin . </P> <P> Below the FRD seal (to the left of George Washington) is the signature of the Treasurer of the U.S., which occasionally varies, and below the USDT Seal (right side) is the Secretary of the Treasury's signature . To the left of the Secretary's signature is the series date . A new series date, or addition or change of a sequential letter under a date, results from a change in the Secretary of the Treasury, the Treasurer of the United States, and / or a change to the note's appearance such as a new currency design . </P> <P> On the edges are olive branches entwined around the 1's . A small plate serial number - letter combination is on the lower right, and a small plate position (check) letter is on the upper left corner of the note . If an "FW" appears before the lower right plate number it indicates that the bill was produced at the satellite Bureau of Engraving and Printing facility in Fort Worth, Texas . Currency has been printed here since 1990 . No "FW" means the bill was made at the main plant in Washington, D.C. . </P>

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