<P> One - dollar bills were again the subject of experimentation in May 1992, when the BEP began to test a web - fed Intaglio printing press . Because of a need for greater quantities of $1 FRNs, the BEP sent out REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) (year 1985) NO . BEP - 85 - 73 to procure a web - fed intaglio printing press to dramatically increase the production of currency notes within the confines of their current (1985) 14th & C street facility . Instead of printing one side of a square sheet of 32 notes at a time, the web - fed press used 96 engraved images or plate - cylinder to print the back of the note, then another 96 image engraved plate - cylinder to print the front of the note . Both sides of notes were printed from a continuous roll of paper . The Alexander - Hamilton intaglio Web press printed both sides of intaglio at the same time . The web - press was designed as a full - blown production press as opposed to an experimental press . The notes were issued in Series 1988A, 1993, and 1995 . Because of mechanical problems and operator error, as well as the sometimes poor quality of the notes, production was ended in July 1996 . Web notes can be identified by the back plate number next to IN GOD WE TRUST and the removal of face check letters and quadrant numbers . </P> <P> The portrait of George Washington is displayed in the center of the obverse of the one - dollar bill, as it has been since the 1869 design . The oval containing George Washington is propped up by bunches of bay laurel leaves . </P> <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 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>

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