The two-dollar bill was reissued in 1976 during the United States Bicentennial.
The denomination had been discontinued in 1966 after the Treasury stopped producing two-dollar United States Notes. Production resumed in December 1975, and Series 1976 notes became available from banks on April 13, 1976—Thomas Jefferson’s birthday.
The reissued note was a Federal Reserve Note featuring Jefferson on the front. Its reverse replaced the earlier Monticello design with an engraving based on John Trumbull’s painting Declaration of Independence. The timing made the note strongly associated with the Bicentennial, although it was reintroduced primarily as a cost-saving measure rather than as a commemorative issue.
The two-dollar denomination remains valid U.S. currency. Its relatively low circulation has led to the common misconception that the note is no longer produced or accepted, but it is still an official denomination.