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Can Only Presidents’ Portraits Appear on Paper Money?

July 26, 2020 by Karen Hill

Although most of the paper money issued by our government have portraits of presidents, not all do. The presidents who do appear on bills are:

George Washington on the $1;

Thomas Jefferson on the $2;

Abraham Lincoln on the $5;

Andrew Jackson on the $20;

Ulysses S. Grant on the $50;

William McKinley on the $500;

Grover Cleveland on the $1,000;

James Madison on the $5,000;

Woodrow Wilson on the $100,000.

Others who have been honored on American bills are: Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington, on the $10; Benjamin Franklin, diplomat, statesman, inventor, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, on the $100; and Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury under Abraham Lincoln, on the $10,000.

The $100,000 bill is the highest denomination of paper money our government has ever printed. It was issued in 1934 and was used mainly for bank transactions.

Since 1969, only bills in denominations of $1 to $100 have been issued. Of these, the $1 and $5 bills are the most widely used and remain in circulation only for a period of one year to 18 months.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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