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- $1 Bill - George Washington. George Washington certainly fits the bill as being among the "persons whose places in history the American people know well," the Treasury department's only known criteria for deciding whose face goes on a U.S. bill.
- $2 Bill - Thomas Jefferson. President Thomas Jefferson's face is used on the front of the $2 bill, but that wasn't always the case. The nation's first Treasury secretary, Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, was the first person to appear on the bill, which was first issued by the government in 1862.
- $5 Bill - Abraham Lincoln. President Abraham Lincoln's face appears on the front of the $5 bill. The bill dates back to 1914 and has always featured the 16th president of the United States, despite being redesigned several times.
- $10 Bill - Alexander Hamilton. Founding Father and former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's face is on the $10 bill. The first $10 bill issued by the Federal Reserve in 1914 had President Andrew Jackson's face.
- George Washington: $1. Considering how well known George Washington is, it's little surprise that his picture is front and center on U.S. currency. As the first president in American history, few names hold the reverence and esteem that Washington does.
- Thomas Jefferson: $2. Though you don't see them very often, the $2 bill actually has a pretty interesting backstory. They were among the first "greenbacks" the Treasury printed in 1862 during the Civil War, and have featured Thomas Jefferson's face since 1869.
- Abraham Lincoln: $5. Often called by his sobriquet "Honest Abe," Abraham Lincoln was a virtual shoo-in to be on currency. Lincoln entered politics in 1846 as a U.S. representative from Illinois, but failed to win election as a senator in 1856.
- Alexander Hamilton: $10. It seems like Alexander Hamilton has pretty much been on U.S. currency since the Department of the Treasury first began releasing greenbacks in 1861.
The United States one-hundred-dollar bill ( US$100) is a denomination of United States currency. The first United States Note with this value was issued in 1862 and the Federal Reserve Note version was first produced in 1914. [2] Inventor and U.S. Founding Father Benjamin Franklin has been featured on the obverse of the bill since 1914, [3 ...
He was the most famous American in Europe in the 18th century. The decision to honor Franklin on the $100 bill was made by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, specifically by the Secretary of the Treasury. This decision was influenced by the above factors, and the desire to represent a diverse group of notable figures on U.S. currency.
2007 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2007. Banknotes. National Bank Notes. All $100 first charter period (on back in the engraved version of the painting Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull; Federal Reserve Notes. All $2 (on back in the engraved version of Trumbull's Declaration of Independence painting)
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Jan 25, 2021 · $100 Bill - Benjamin Franklin. Founding Father, inventor and diplomat Benjamin Franklin served under many titles, but U.S. president he was not. Still, along with Hamilton, Franklin was able to ...
May 22, 2018 · Abraham Lincoln has graced the obverse of the five-dollar note since 1914 during its inception. Although other presidents including Jackson and Grant had appeared on the note, Lincoln’s portrait has been dominant on the note. He was the 16th President of the US and he led America through the bloodiest war in its history, the Civil War.
