The president's portrait is on the 100 dollar bill. US presidents on dollars

On July 30, 1956, US President Dwight Eisenhower signed legislation adopting the expression “In God we trust” as the official motto of the United States. Since then, this motto has been printed and minted on all banknotes of the United States. We remembered the 10 most interesting facts about American dollars

Moscow. July 30. website – The expression “In God we trust” first appeared on American currency at the end of the 19th century, and on July 30, 1956, President Dwight Eisenhower made it the official motto of the United States of America, and since then it has been invariably present on all monetary USA signs.

We remembered the 10 most interesting facts about American dollars

1. We trust in God

There are several versions of the origin of this expression. According to the most popular assumption, the phrase was borrowed from the US anthem “The Star-Spangled Banner / The Star-Spangled Banner”, which was written by Francis Scott Key. This expression was first applied to coins in 1864, the priest M.R. Watkinson wrote a letter to the Treasury with a proposal to mention God on some coins to make it clear that God was on the side of the North in the Civil War. Secretary of the Treasury Samon Chase supported this idea, and the motto appeared on 1 and 2 cent coins. The phrase then appeared on gold and silver dollars, on coins of 5, 25 and 50 cents.Finally, the United States officially decided to put it on all banknotes in 1956 in order to contrast its currency with the atheistic USSR.

US atheists have since regularly expressed their dissatisfaction with the presence of the phrase on coins and banknotes of a country where religious freedom exists. Most American citizens support having a motto on their dollars.

2. Short-lived bills

$50 and $100 bills can last up to 8 years in circulation before they become so worn that they need to be replaced. $20 bills last an average of 2 years in circulation, while $1 bills last only 18 months.

But even if the bill is worn out and torn, the American Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which is responsible for the “production” of the national currency, will restore it if at least half of the bill is preserved.

3. Rag bills

In fact, banknotes are not made of paper, and there are no wood fibers in them. To make them last longer, they are made from cotton and linen compounds. What gives banknotes their strength is the use of raw materials, which are refined until the structure is suitable for making the banknote.

4. Money is bad for your health.

Not only is the lack of money harmful to your health, but having it can be dangerous. According to a study by experts from Ohio, bacteria were found on 94% of the bills examined, although most of them were not dangerous. But 7% of banknotes carried pathogens, including pneumonia and staphylococcus bacteria.

4. Cocaine on money

But it's not just bacteria that live on American dollars. A 2009 study by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth found that 90% of paper bills in circulation carried traces of cocaine. The drug lingers on banknotes even after they are used to snort cocaine, and may be the result of drug trafficking. Cocaine is most often found on $5, $10, $20 and $50 bills. It is very difficult to find it on $1 bills - they are changed more often, and such bills are rarely used to buy a dose.

5. Dollar pyramid

The $1 bill features an unfinished pyramid, which is part of the Great Seal of the United States. Above the pyramid is the Latin phrase “Annuit Cœptis” (our beginnings are blessed), below it is “Novus Ordo Seclorum” (New order of the era). In addition, above the pyramid there is a so-called "All-seeing eye". Conspiracy theorists interpret these and other elements as Masonic.

6. 100 dollar watch

The new $100 bill features the tower of Independence Hall with the clock showing 4:10. However, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing does not know why this time was chosen.

7. Woman on a dollar bill

Only once in US history has an image of a woman appeared on a banknote. In 1886, Martha Washington's portrait was placed on the obverse of the One Dollar Silver Certificate alongside the image of her husband, the first President of the United States, George Washington.

8. One Hundred Thousand Dollar Bills

Mark Twain's famous novel spoke of a million-pound bank note, and the largest dollar bill is the $100,000 bill, which was printed during the Gold Rush in 1934 and featured President Woodrow Wilson's portrait. . They were used only for settlements with the Federal Reserve Bank and were not put into circulation; it is known that 7 such certificates have survived to this day.

But even these record bills are not the most expensive. In 2006, an 1890 banknote with a face value of $1,000 was sold for $2,255,000. This rare bill depicts General George Gordon Meade, who commanded the Army of the North in the Allied victory at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

10. Trees near the White House

The elm trees depicted on the $20 bill actually used to grow near the White House, as depicted on the bank note. But since 2006 there have been no trees - they could not withstand time and rain. The front side of the $20 bill depicts President Andrew Jackson; he himself did not like paper money, preferring coins

Very often (especially in cheap or old films) you can hear phrases like: “I collect portraits of American presidents” or “I am only interested in pieces of paper with pictures of dead American presidents.” Naturally, you guessed that we are talking about American paper money, on which those same presidents are depicted.

Now, about the actual purpose of our short review. Firstly, we are faced with the fact that almost the overwhelming majority of average people (i.e., your ordinary colleagues and your acquaintances) do not know what is depicted on American banknotes. Don't believe me? Check it out. No one will tell you more than Washington and Lincoln. Well, maybe someone will remember Grant at fifty dollars.

Secondly, for some reason everyone thinks that only American presidents are depicted on American banknotes, but this is not so. There are figures who have never been president at all, but they still appear on dollar bills.

Currently, there are paper bills in circulation in denominations from 1 to 100 US dollars. Previously, there were banknotes of higher denominations, but talking about them is not the purpose of this review.

The one dollar bill depicts, of course, George Washington, who is the first American president. By the way, the US capital is also named after him.

The two dollar bill is rarely seen in circulation. Many people believe that it brings happiness. It depicts Thomas Jefferson, who was the third President of the United States.

The five dollar bill features Abraham Lincoln. This is the one that abolished slavery in the USA. If you remember, there were many black slaves in America, which resulted in the war between the north and south.

Ten dollars and the first surprise. This bill does not depict the American president, but the first US Treasury Secretary, Alexander Hamilton.

The twenty (the most counterfeited bill) bears the portrait of the seventh President of the United States: Andrew Jackson. By the way, at one time he was categorically against paper money, and now he himself flaunts on the banknote.

Fifty dollars and Willis Grant - 18th President of the United States, hero of the Civil War.

And finally, the most “favorite” bill: one hundred dollars or one hundred. It depicts a figure who was also never president of the United States. This is Benjamin Franklin. His signature is on the US Constitution and the US Declaration of Independence. Franklin was a journalist, scientist, politician, but not a president. An interesting fact is that he invented the lightning rod, and also that he was the first foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Below are scans of dollar bills to refresh your memory.

As law enforcement officers note, dollar bills of high denominations are most often counterfeited. It’s understandable - why bother with the little things, draw a “hundredth” like that! On the other hand, few people keep their savings in “ones” or even “twenties”; the pack turns out to be painfully thick :) How can one determine the authenticity of “grant” and “Franklin”?

Let's begin with banknotes of different types t release not only look different, but also have different security elements.

Now we will highlight peculiarities, which you need to pay attention to when closely examining banknotes in 50 and 100 US dollars.

LIST OF FEATURES

Banknotes 1928-1995	Banknotes 1996 - 2003
portrait in the center	the portrait is enlarged and shifted to the left from the center of the banknote
an imprint of the seal of the Federal Reserve Bank (from 1928 to 1934 the outer edge of the seal is smooth, from 1950 - jagged), in the lower part of which there is the name of the city and state in which the bank is located, and in the center - the control letter of the bank	imprint of the seal of the Federal Reserve (instead of the seal of the Federal Reserve Bank), letterpress printed on all denominations except $100 (intaglio)
bank check digit in the four corners of the banknote	letter and number that indicate the Federal Reserve Bank
scalloped impression of the U.S. Treasury seal depicting a white shield, scales, and key; white fields are filled with round dots; There is a curved ribbon and an image of 13 stars. Text: "THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 1789", before 1966 "THESAUR AMER SEPTENT SIGIL"
at the beginning and at the end of the serial number there are letters, the first of which corresponds to the control letter	a letter has been added to the serial number
The signatures of the US Secretary of the Treasury and Treasurer are intaglio, except for the 1935, 1950, 1953, 1957, 1963 and 1963A series notes.
The Series inscription is made by intaglio printing, except for banknotes of the 1935, 1950, 1953, 1957, 1963 and 1963A series.

• blue and red security fibers
• intaglio printing
• magnetic protection
• letterpress printing

• security thread
• microtext

Security thread

Microtext

Water marks

DyeOVIR

Visual cue. Where to look for microtext?

Newer dollars

• enlarged portrait without frame and reverse side image without oval frame
• image of stars and stripes, like on the US national flag
• increased number of red and blue security fibers And security thread
• microtexts
• OVIR-nominal color changed
• added a background color design on the front and back (for the $50 bill, from purple to light yellow to purple again)
• infrared-sensitive elements appeared on the front side

What do the dollars look like and who is depicted on the dollars? Dollars are “green pieces of paper” with which you can purchase material goods, services and other valuables, as well as perform other manipulations with these banknotes, for example, store or invest. The dollar is still considered the world's reserve currency. In this article you will learn, or rather see, what dollars look like and find out who is depicted on American dollars.

The dollars pay some tribute to certain presidents who have ruled the United States over the years. That is, American presidents are mostly depicted on dollars.

The smallest paper American currency depicts the very first US president, George Washington, who reigned from April 30, 1789 to March 4, 1797. He is considered the father and founder of the country. This is where the American institution of the presidency began. George Washington was distinguished by legendary honesty and was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the war of the North American colonies for independence. This man made a great contribution to the development of the United States, which is why the capital of the United States is the city of Washington. George Washington is also depicted on a 25-cent coin, popularly called a “quarter.” On the reverse side of 1 dollar there is an image of an unfinished pyramid, at the top of which there is a triangle where the “Eye of Providence” is located, which symbolizes that God sees everything. Also, the famous inscription “In God We Trust” is on the reverse of 1 dollar, and this inscription means “In God we trust.” As for this inscription, Salmon Chase was the first to order it to be placed on American money. And before the image of Washington appeared on the $1 bill, it featured a portrait of Salmon Chase, who was at one time the Head of the Treasury Department, and then became the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.

The second American banknote depicts the 3rd President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, who reigned from March 4, 1801 to March 4, 1809. This is an outstanding politician, philosopher and diplomat, who actively participated in the first American bourgeois revolution. He is one of the creators of the doctrine of separation of church and state. Thomas Jefferson is the author of one good phrase: “Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” By the way, this 3rd President of America is depicted not only on the 2 dollar bill, but also on the 5 cent coin. The back of the $2 features a painting of the Declaration of Independence by artist John Trumbull. And this is not a coincidence. The thing is that Thomas Jefferson is considered one of the founding fathers of the state, whose death occurred during the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, who reigned from March 4, 1861 to April 15, 1865, is depicted on the $5 bill. This is the first Republican president and he is considered the liberator of American slaves. Therefore, he is considered a liberator president, during whose reign slavery was abolished in America. During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, Abraham Lincoln personally directed the military efforts that led to victory over the Confederacy. The reverse side of the 5 dollar bill depicts the Lincoln Memorial in the center of the US capital - Washington. Abraham Lincoln's portrait also appears on the 1 cent coin.

The father of the dollar is depicted on the $10 bill: Alexander Hamilton. It should be noted that both Benjamin Franklin, depicted on the $100, and Alexander Hamilton, depicted on the $10, were not US presidents. That is, American money does not always contain persons who were presidents of the United States. So there are two exceptions here. Alexander Hamilton is considered the first Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. On the back of the $10 bill you can see the Treasury, founded by Alexander Hamilton himself.

This $20 bill features the face of the 7th President of the United States, Andrew Jackson, who reigned from March 4, 1829 to March 4, 1837. He is considered one of the creators of the modern American dollar. He was the first president elected as a Democratic candidate. Considered one of the founders of the Democratic Party. Previously, Andrew Jackson's portrait had already adorned bills of various denominations: 5, 10, 50 and 10 thousand dollars, and during the Civil War it was depicted on a 1000 dollar bill of the Southern Confederacy. The back of the $20 bill features the White House.

It is worth noting that Andrew Jackson himself was against the National Bank and paper money. And despite this, his face was still often placed on bills of various denominations, and now he is depicted on the $20 bill, which is the most frequently counterfeited. That is, the “twenty” is the leader in the number of counterfeit banknotes.

The 18th President of the United States, Willis Grant, who reigned from March 4, 1869 to March 4, 1877, is depicted on the $50 bill. Considered a hero of the civil war. He was a northern commander during the American Civil War, an American political and military leader, and an army general. On the other side of the 50 dollars is an image of Congress in Washington - the Capitol. In 2005, they wanted to put a portrait of Ronald Reagan on this banknote, but the idea then failed. By the way, Americans popularly call $50 “grants.”

The most valuable American banknote currently features the face of Benjamin Franklin. Although he was not the President of the United States, his signature is on the US Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Treaty of Versailles of 1873. The other side of the $100 bill features Independence Hall, where both the US Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were signed. Benjamin Franklin himself went down in history as a scientist, politician, journalist, and diplomat. He was the first American to become a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Previously, but no longer printed, American bills were printed in denominations of 500, 1000, 5000, 10000 and 100000 dollars. They were mainly used in settlements between banks and in settlements between criminal groups. Since 1936, these American banknotes have ceased to be printed, and since 1969, by order of President Richard Nixon, they have been completely withdrawn from circulation.

But I still wonder who was depicted on the old American dollars, which are not currently in circulation. They depicted the following persons:

1. 500 dollars– 25th President of the United States – William McKinley.
2. 1000 dollars- 22nd and 24th President of the United States - Grover Cleveland.
3. $5,000– 4th President of the United States – James Madison.
4. $10,000- initially during the reign of Lincoln, the Head of the Treasury Department, and then the head of the US Supreme Court - Salmon Chase.
5. $100,000- 28th President of the United States - Woodrow Wilson.

Do you know which US presidents are featured on dollar bills? I don’t know everyone by heart either. Let's see which presidents are depicted on dollars. First, I suggest you look at the new $100 bill, which was supposed to be put into circulation back in 2011.

The $100 bill is the most common and most counterfeited outside the United States. That's why they created a new banknote that is very difficult to counterfeit. The old 100 bucks (i.e. production cost) cost 12 cents. New ones are a little more expensive - 14 cents. But counterfeiting a $100 bill will be very difficult or even impossible.

Now let's see who is depicted on the dollars.

The one dollar bill depicts the very first president in the history of the United States of America, George Washington. A man who fought in the Revolutionary War.

The first president of the United States of America, George Washington, is depicted on the one dollar bill.

On the two dollar bill is a photograph of the third President of the United States - Thomas Jefferson. The $2 bill is considered the rarest in the world.

The third President of the United States is on the two dollar bill: Thomas Jefferson.

Abraham Lincoln, who won the North-South War and is the 16th President of the United States, is featured on the $5 bill.

Alexander Hamilton, who once served as Secretary of the Treasury and is considered the "Founding Father" of the United States, is featured on the $10 bill.

Civil War hero Ulysses Grant and a $50 bill. He is the 18th president.

Both the new and old $100 bills depict Benjamin Franklin, who was known as a scientist, publicist, and diplomat. The new $100 bill also has his photo on it.

Rare $500 bills feature a photograph of William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States. He served as president from 1897 to 1901 and is considered the first US president of the twentieth century.

The $500 bills feature a photograph of William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States.

$1,000 (one thousand) – Grover Cleveland. He served as president for two terms and intermittently.

$1,000 (one thousand) – Grover Cleveland

James Madison on $5,000 (five thousand dollars) bill. He was the fourth president.

$10,000 (ten thousand dollars) – Selmon Chase. he was not President of the United States, but was head of the Treasury Department during Lincoln's time. then became the head of the US Supreme Court.

The 28th President of the United States, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, was honored to be depicted on the $100,000 banknote.

And finally $1,000,000 – A million US dollars. This bill is decorated with a photograph of the Statue of Liberty. This banknote has no face value and is not involved in circulation. It's just a matter of pride and a pass to the international club of millionaires.

One million US dollars - this bill is decorated with a photo of the Statue of Liberty

Love money, love dollars, but not more than anything else! If new banknotes become available, we will try to inform you. Good luck!