United States twenty-dollar bill

Twenty dollars
(United States)
Value$20
Width156 mm
Height66.3 mm
Weightc. 1.0[1] g
Security featuresSecurity fibers, watermark, security thread, color shifting ink, micro printing, raised printing, EURion constellation
Material used75% cotton
25% linen
Years of printing1861–present
Obverse
DesignAndrew Jackson
Design date2003
Reverse
DesignWhite House
Design date2003

The United States twenty-dollar bill (US$20) is a denomination of U.S. currency. A portrait of Andrew Jackson, the seventh U.S. president (1829–1837), has been featured on the obverse of the bill since 1928; the White House is featured on the reverse.

As of December 2018, the average life of a $20 bill in circulation is 7.8 years before it is replaced due to wear.[2] Twenty-dollar bills are delivered by Federal Reserve Banks in violet straps.

  1. ^ "Currency Facts". uscurrency.gov. U.S. Currency Education Program. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "How long is the life span of U.S. paper money?". Federal Reserve. Retrieved April 16, 2015.