$10 USD note & bill

$10 Note (2006-Present)

The 2006 new-design $10 note features subtle background colors of orange, yellow, and red. The $10 note includes an embedded security thread that glows orange when illuminated by UV light. When held to light, a portrait watermark of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton is visible from both sides of the note. In addition, the note includes a color-shifting numeral 10 in the lower right corner of the note.

Watermark

Hold the note to light and look for a faint image of Secretary Hamilton in the blank space to the right of the portrait. The image is visible from both sides of the note.

Color-Shifting Ink

Tilt the note to see the numeral 10 in the lower right corner of the front of the note shift from copper to green.

Security Thread

Hold the note to light to see an embedded thread running vertically to the right of the portrait.  The thread is imprinted with the text USA TEN and a small flag in an alternating pattern and is visible from both sides of the note.  The thread glows orange when illuminated by ultraviolet light.

$10 Note (2006-Present)

The $10 note features subtle background colors of orange, yellow, and red, and includes an embedded security thread that glows orange when illuminated by UV light. When held to light, a portrait watermark of Alexander Hamilton is visible from both sides of the note. The note includes a color-shifting numeral 10 in the lower right corner of the note.