More Images of Famous People on US Paper Money

During the last week we have looked at the Famous People depicted on US Paper Money, this has helped us to outline briefly historical relevance of these men. Here are a few more images of US banknotes referencing the presidents depicted on the faces of these bills.

US $20 Federal Reserve Note featuring the portrait of President Andrew Jackson



US $50 Federal Reserve Note, featuring the portrait of President Ulysses S. Grant.



US $100 Federal Reserve Note, featuring the portrait of Benjamin Franklin

So there we have it, the portraits of the great leaders of the United States of America grace the front side of the countries paper money. Therefore these banknotes have become for me little historical pieces of information for anyone who cares to notice.

Paper Money Collecting - Images Of US Presidents on US Paper Money

Paper Money Collecting has now become a daily activity in my life. When I go into a book store or library I find myself looking for books, magazines etc on the topic. I've also been learning more about taking good pictures, scans etc. as well as searching for images that I can post on the blog without infringing on copyrights.

Well the search has paid off, and now I can bring you the faces of some US Presidents whose portraits are on the front (obverse) side of different US banknotes.

I also want to say a special thank you to all the new friends I've started making in connection with my new hobby, collecting paper money, your help and support is appreciated and I will be sharing the contributions you've all made in subsequent posts.

Here are the Images I promised you, I will do this series in 2 posts.


US $1 Federal Reserve Note featuring the portrait of President George Washington.

US $2 Federal Reserve Note featuring the portrait of President Thomas Jefferson.



US $5 Federal Reserve Note featuring the portrait of President Abraham Lincoln Will be redesigned in 2008.




Second post of images on US Presidents on US paper money coming up soon.

Paper Money - Bank Notes from Another Part of Our World

My apologies for not posting for a while. My 3 year old has been ill in hospital, we actually got back yesterday. He's more settled now, so here goes.

Chuck has kindly given permission for this Banknote collection to be shared with you.
I'm really fascinated by these notes as they definitely bring a different feel through the artwork and people depicted on them.

Enjoy this beautiful collection of paper money.

YouTube - My banknotes collection

12 Names of Famous People Depicted On US Paper Money

Paper Money Notes are beautiful works of art usually depicting famous people, animals or objects. Some collectors are known to concentrate their paper money collections on boats, birds or a famous personality eg Queen Victoria or Queen Elizabeth 1.

Here are a list of 12 famous people depicted on US currency

100000 dollar note depicts Woodrow Wilson.
10000 dollar note depicts Salmon P. Chase;
5000 dollar note depicts James Madison;
1000 dollar note depicts Grover Cleveland;
500 dollar note depicts William McKinley;
100 dollar note depicts Benjamin Franklin;
50 dollar note depicts Ulysses S. Grant;
20 dollar note depicts Andrew Jackson;
10 dollar note depicts Alexander Hamilton;
5 dollar note depicts Abraham Lincoln;
2 dollar note depicts Thomas Jefferson;
1 dollar note depicts George Washington;

Eleven of these 12 men were known as the "Dead Presidents" and became the standard portraiture on the US Currency notes by the early 20th Century.

Who Were These Famous People Depicted On US Paper Money

Who were these 12 famous men depicted on US Paper Money? In my last post I simply listed the notes and the names of these famous personalities. Today lets explore briefly who these men actually were and why they were chosen to grace the face of the banknotes.

1. 100,000 dollar note depicts Thomas Woodrow Wilson born 28th December 1856, was the twenty-eighth President of the United States and died 3rd February 1924.

2. 10,000 dollar note depicts Salmon Portland Chase - born 13 th January 1808, was an American politician who served as the U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Abraham Lincoln ; and as Chief Justice of the United States, he died 7th May 1873.

3.5,000 dollar note depicts James Madison, Jr. - born 16th March,1751, was the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817) and died 28th June 1836

4. 1,000 dollar note depicts Stephen Grover Cleveland - born 18th March 1837 – he was the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States , and the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms (1885–1889 and 1893–1897), he died 24th June 1908

5. 500 dollar note depicts William McKinley, Jr. - born 29th January 1843 he was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, he died 14th September 1901.

6.100 dollar note depicts Benjamin Franklin - born 17th January 1706, he was one of the most important founding Fathers of the United States, was the 6th President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania (1785-1788), he died 17th April 1790.

7. 50 dollar note depicts Ulysses S. Grant - born Hiram Ulysses Grant on 27th April 1822, was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869–1877), he died 23rd July 1885.

8. 20 dollar note depicts Andrew Jackson - born 15th March 1767, he was the seventh President of the United States (1829–1837), he died 8th June 1837.

9. 10 dollar note depicts Alexander Hamilton - born 11th January 1755 or 1757, he was an Army officer, lawyer,Founding Father, American politician, leading statesman, financier and political theorist. One of America's foremost constitutional lawyers, he was a leader in calling the U.S. Constitutional Convention in 1787; he was one of the two chief authors of the Federalist Papers, the most important interpretation of the United States Constitution. He died 12th July 1804.

10. 5 dollar note depicts Abraham Lincoln - born 12th February 1809, was the sixteenth President of the United States, serving from 4th March 1861 until his death on 15th April 1865.

11. 2 dollar note depicts Thomas Jefferson - born 13th April 1743, he was the third President of the United States (1801-1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States, he died 4th July 1826.

12. 1 dollar note depicts George Washington- born 22nd February 1732 – he was a central and critical figure in the founding of the United States, and is commonly referred to as father of the nation, he died on 14th December 1799.

I'm actually not American, but I can now say that I'm warming up nicely to US History, and all this from looking specifically for US banknotes that depict the portraits of some specific politicians down the ages. There are several other famous men who have also been depicted on US banknotes not mentioned here, in my journey as I grow in collecting paper money I hope to come back to this topic.