# Series 2003 vs. 2003A

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 12, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-2003-vs-2003a/612637 "2012-02-12T22:49:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-2003-vs-2003a/612637/1 "2012-02-12T22:49:03Z")

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Some US bills say “Series 2003” while others say “Series 2003A”. What’s the difference?

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-2003-vs-2003a/612637/2 "2012-02-12T22:56:41Z")

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2003 is the year that the design for that series was made (not necessarily the year that the bill was produced). The A after it means that a minor change was made to the design.