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May 27, 2003
Images and context
What's the secondary information in the design of money? That Andrew Jackson had some spinal deformity not mentioned in the history books of my youth? On the left is Andrew from the latest $20 bill. On the right is Andrew's portrait, which is mostly intact in the $20 used up to the mid-1990s. Can you say context is key? What is clearly high collar in one image is "spinal deformity" in another. This site shows that Andrew made it relatively unscathed until 1996, when the US made its last change to the $20 bill, which did a tighter head shot compared to earier bills. Given all this, it is funny to read the language on the US Treasury's press release: "The most distinctive change in the new currency design is the color. ... Even with the new colors and other features, the world will recognize the new notes as distinctly American. Everyone who sees the note will know instantly what it is and what it stands for. " For some, it looks like that is osteoporosis :). Oops!
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