presidents on dollar bills
Presidents on dollar bills: below is a breakdown of all the presidents on united states money currency. Which president is on the one dollar bill? Of course, it's George Washington.
Other bills, from $2 to $100,000 are described below. Also, it's interesting to know that even though there are rumors regarding the $1,000,000 one million dollar bill printed by US Mint, this is not the case. You can, however, get your hands on a promotional or a commemorative one million dollar bill - something intersting to have for those who collect currency or just unusual items. Of course, the U.S. dollar is the world's most popular currency, primarily held in $100 dollar bill denominations. It's interesting to know that most of U.S. paper money is held outside the United States.
On the one dollar bill, the first U.S. President George Washington was painted by Gilbert Stuart. It's interesting to know that generally the life of a $1 bill is 22 months. Also, 45% of all currency produced is the one dollar.
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U.S. paper currency and presidents (Faces) on the bills
(note: some of Faces on dollar bills were not presidents)
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President on $1 one dollar bill: George Washington |
President on $2 two dollar bill: Thomas Jefferson |
President on $5 five dollar bill: Abraham Lincoln |
Face on $10 Ten dollar bill: Alexander Hamilton |
President on $20 twenty dollar bill: Andrew Jackson |
President on $50 fifty dollar bill: U.S. Grant |
Face on $100 One hundred dollar bill: Benjamin Franklin |
President on $500 five hundred dollar bill: William McKinley |
President on $1,000 one thousand dollar bill: Grover Cleveland |
President on $5,000 five thousand dollar bill: James Madison |
Face on $10,000 Ten thousand dollar bill: Salmon P. Chase |
President on $100,000 one hundred thousand dollar bill: Woodrow Wilson |
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President on one dollar bill
George Washington
Also explore: Read about the Most expensive paper money: Grand Watermelon ever sold at auction.
For more information on paper money, check out US Department of Treasury Website |
