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- Monticello was the Virginia plantation home of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States and the main author of the Declaration of Independence. The decision to include Monticello on the nickel was made to honor Jefferson’s contributions to the nation and to pay tribute to his role in shaping American democracy.
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For most of its history, the Jefferson nickel has contained an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel. From 1942-1946, however, a war-time version of the coin circulated. Its metal content was 56% copper, 35% silver, and 9% manganese. The nickel normally used in currency was diverted to military uses.
The Mint conducted a design competition, in early 1938, requiring that Jefferson be depicted on the obverse and Jefferson's house Monticello on the reverse. Schlag won the competition, but was required to submit an entirely new reverse and make other changes before the new piece went into production in October 1938.
- 21.21 mm
- 5.000 g
- Plain
- 5 cents (0.05 US dollars)
Jan 8, 2021 · Reverse (tails): The design returns to the familiar image of Jefferson's home, Monticello, used on the nickel from 1938 to 2003. The image has been restored using Felix Schlag's original work to bring out greater detail and relief to the dome, balconies, door, and windows.
Dec 8, 2022 · From 1913 to 1938, the Mint produced the iconic “Buffalo” nickel, designed by James Earle Fraser. The obverse showed the bust of a Native American chief, and the reverse depicted an American bison. Jefferson took his place on the obverse of the nickel in 1938 with Monticello, his Virginia home, on the reverse.
The person on the obverse (heads) of the nickel is Thomas Jefferson, our 3rd president. He’s been on the nickel since 1938, although the current portrait dates to 2006. The building on the reverse (tails) is called “Monticello.” Monticello was Jefferson’s home in Virginia, which he designed himself.
Aug 13, 2010 · Monticello sits atop a lofty hill in Albemarle County, Virginia, not far from the birthplace of Thomas Jefferson, its creator and most prominent resident, who spent more than four decades ...
Jefferson and American Money. Look at a nickel. Who—and what—do you see? On one side is Thomas Jefferson. On the other side is Monticello, his home. One reason Jefferson is on the nickel is because he was our third president. Another reason is because he helped create the money system for the United States. After the American Revolution,….
