Bank Note Answer.
The portraits used on U. S. currency have changed over time. Portraits of former presidents of the United States typically adorn U. S. currency, although there are a few exceptions. The current notes are:
$1 George Washington 1st president (1789-1797) no party
$2 Thomas Jefferson 3rd president (1801-1809) Democratic-Republican
$5 Abraham Lincoln 16th president (1861-1865) Republican
$10 Alexander Hamilton *
$20 Andrew Jackson 7th president (1829-1837) Democratic
$50 U. S. Grant 18th president (1869-1877) Republican
$100 Benjamin Franklin **
U.S. currency denominations in excess of $100 were last printed in 1945 and were officially discontinued in 1969, though they remain legal tender.
$500 William McKinley 25th president (1897-1901) Republican
$1,000 Grover Cleveland 24th president (1893-1897) Democratic
$5,000 James Madison 4th president (1809-1817) Democratic-Republican
$10,000 Salmon P. Chase ***
$100,000 Woodrow Wilson 28th president (1913-1921) Democratic
People depicted on U.S. currency who were not U. S. Presidents:
* Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) was one of the founding fathers of the United States. First Secretary of the Treasury (1789-1795) Hamilton was a noted economist, and political philosopher and served as Aide-de-camp to General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. He was a leader of nationalist forces calling for a new Constitution and was one of America's first lawyers, Hamilton was the primary author of the Federalist Papers.
** Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was one of the founding fathers of the United States. He was a noted author, printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, soldier, and diplomat. Franklin was U. S. ambassador to both France and Sweden and President of Pennsylvania (1785-1788).
*** Salmon P. Chase was a U.S. Senator (1849-1855), Governor of Ohio (1856-1860), Secretary of the Treasury (1861-1864) and Chief Justice (1864-1873) and is regarded as being responsible for the current U.S. bank note system. Chase National Bank, later Chase Manhattan and currently J.P. Morgan Chase bank was named after him, though he had no interest in it.
$1 George Washington 1st president (1789-1797) no party
$2 Thomas Jefferson 3rd president (1801-1809) Democratic-Republican
$5 Abraham Lincoln 16th president (1861-1865) Republican
$10 Alexander Hamilton *
$20 Andrew Jackson 7th president (1829-1837) Democratic
$50 U. S. Grant 18th president (1869-1877) Republican
$100 Benjamin Franklin **
U.S. currency denominations in excess of $100 were last printed in 1945 and were officially discontinued in 1969, though they remain legal tender.
$500 William McKinley 25th president (1897-1901) Republican
$1,000 Grover Cleveland 24th president (1893-1897) Democratic
$5,000 James Madison 4th president (1809-1817) Democratic-Republican
$10,000 Salmon P. Chase ***
$100,000 Woodrow Wilson 28th president (1913-1921) Democratic
People depicted on U.S. currency who were not U. S. Presidents:
* Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) was one of the founding fathers of the United States. First Secretary of the Treasury (1789-1795) Hamilton was a noted economist, and political philosopher and served as Aide-de-camp to General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. He was a leader of nationalist forces calling for a new Constitution and was one of America's first lawyers, Hamilton was the primary author of the Federalist Papers.
** Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was one of the founding fathers of the United States. He was a noted author, printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, soldier, and diplomat. Franklin was U. S. ambassador to both France and Sweden and President of Pennsylvania (1785-1788).
*** Salmon P. Chase was a U.S. Senator (1849-1855), Governor of Ohio (1856-1860), Secretary of the Treasury (1861-1864) and Chief Justice (1864-1873) and is regarded as being responsible for the current U.S. bank note system. Chase National Bank, later Chase Manhattan and currently J.P. Morgan Chase bank was named after him, though he had no interest in it.
So now you know.
It is always a great feeling when you have a pocket full of Bens.
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