Fake $20 Bill Featuring Mary Ellen Wilkins - Satirical Currency Art #3778714 (License: Personal Use)

The image displays a stylized counterfeit-style $20 Federal Reserve Note, where the traditional portrait of Andrew Jackson is replaced by a grayscale illustration of Mary Ellen Wilkins (pen name of Mary E. Wilkins Freeman), a prominent American short story writer and novelist. Key elements like the Treasury seal, serial numbers (JB 00000000), and signatures are preserved but modified for satirical effect, including “Jackson” printed beneath the portrait as ironic attribution. The note retains authentic layout cues-denomination numerals, ornate borders, and “THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”-to heighten its visual plausibility.

Used in articles, blog posts, or educational content discussing gender representation in national symbols, literary recognition, or political satire; often appears in digital media critiquing historical figures on currency or advocating for inclusive iconography.