When you ask a few people who are depicted in dollars, you will most likely hear: “Presidents.” However, this answer will not be entirely true. Not everyone knows that American banknotes printed portraits of not only presidents, but simply famous distinguished people who contributed to any area of the country's development.
Which banknotes depict the presidents
Surely everyone knows who is depicted on 1 dollar - this is the first American president, George Washington. The time of his reign fell on 1789-1797. He is known for all his legendary honesty. Washington was not only the founding father of America, but also the leader of the first bourgeois revolution, as well as the commander in chief of the continental army during the war of the North American colonies for independence.
On a two-dollar bill is a portrait of Thomas Jefferson, who became the third president of the country for 1801-1809. In addition, he was a philosopher, diplomat, an outstanding political figure. Jefferson is known to many as one of the founders of the doctrine of the separation of the church from the state.
Five dollars depicts the 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. He led the country from 1861 to 1865. Lincoln took an active part in the liberation of American slaves during the Civil War during the same years. He personally directed and controlled military operations.
The 20-dollar bill is adorned with a portrait of the seventh president of America, Andrew Jackson. It is this person who is considered one of the founders of the modern dollar. When the American Civil War was fought, his portrait adorned Confederate money.
Almost everyone knows who is depicted on dollars in denominations of 50 units. This is the 18th president of America, Willis Grant. He is familiar to many as a hero of the US Civil War. Grant was a military and political leader, commander of the northerners, army general.
Who is depicted in dollars, on which there are no portraits of presidents
On a $ 10 bill, you can see a portrait of the first US Treasury Secretary, Alexander Hamilton. This statesman of America was the ideologist and leader of the federalist party from the very beginning of its creation.
The largest US bill to date is $ 100. Almost everyone knows who is depicted on it, because this is one of the most frequently encountered American "papers" in our country. It depicts a portrait of Benjamin Franklin, who was a publicist, diplomat and famous scientist. He is known as a publisher, journalist, and politician who was one of the leaders of the American Revolutionary War.
Out of circulation money
Earlier in the USA there was money in denominations of 500, 1,000, 5,000, 10,000 dollars. They were mainly used in settlements between criminal groups or in interbank operations. The first three bills featured presidents William McKinley, Grover Cleveland and James Madison respectively. The $ 10,000 bill depicts the head of the Supreme Court of America, Salmon Chase. There was also a $ 100,000 bill bearing a portrait of 28th President Woodrow Wilson.
Interestingly, those depicted in dollars were not necessarily there from the very beginning. So, for example, on the first dollar bill was a portrait not of George Washington, but of Salmon Chase, who at that time held the position of Secretary of the Treasury.