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George Washington and Calvin Coolidge on the 1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence commemorative half dollar
Several presidents of the United States have appeared on currency. The president of the United States has appeared on official banknotes , coins for circulation, and commemorative coins in the United States , the Confederate States of America , the Philippine Islands , the Commonwealth of the Philippines and around the world.
Note : Series dates listed for United States paper money represents a specific issue or set of issues. Different series may represent minor or major design changes, or no design change (series listed on the same line). Only a variety of a president's portrait used on paper money is noted next to the series date.
Twenty-three U.S. presidents have appeared on U.S. coin and paper currency (As of March 2017[update] ). By law (31 U.S.C. § 5114 ), "only the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on United States currency". The Secretary of the Treasury usually determines which people and which of their portraits appear on the nation's currency, however legislation passed by Congress can also determine currency design.[ 1] Presidents appearing on U.S. currency are (in order of service):
Washington on America the Beautiful state quarters obverse
1783, 1792 Washington piece
1783, 1791, 1792, 1795 Washington cent
Washington double-head cent
1791 Washington Liverpool halfpenny
1792 Washington Getz pattern piece
1793, 1795 Washington halfpenny
1795 Washington halfpenny, grate token
1795 Washington North Wales halfpenny
Success Medal
Commemorative coins [ edit ]
1999 Washington $5 commemorative gold coin
George Washington – 25¢ Fractional Currency
Fractional currency
10¢ and 50¢ first issues
5¢, 10¢, 25¢, and 50¢ second issue
3¢, and 10¢ third issue
25¢ fourth issue
United States Note
$1 Series of 1869
$1 Series of 1874, 1875 A—E, 1878
$1 Series of 1880
$1 Series of 1917
$1 Series of 1923
George Washington – Series of 1928 $1 bill
Silver certificate
$1 Series of 1896 "Educational Series" (portrait on back)
$1 Series of 1923
$1 Series of 1928
$1 Series of 1934, A—E
$1 Series 1935, A—H
$1 Series 1957, A—B
$2 Series of 1899
National Banknotes
$5 Series of 1882
Blue seal
Washington on reverse
George Washington – Series of 1905 $20 bill
Gold Certificate
$20 Series of 1905 (with reversed left-facing instead of right-facing portrait)
$20 Series of 1906 (with reversed left-facing instead of right-facing portrait)
$20 Series of 1922 (with reversed left-facing instead of right-facing portrait)
Federal Reserve Bank Note
Federal Reserve Note
All $1 Federal Reserve Notes since Series 1963
Coin for circulation
2007 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2007.
Banknotes
Coins for circulation [ edit ]
1938–1942, 1946–2003 (copper-nickel) nickel with Monticello on the reverse
1942–1945 (35% silver) nickel; wartime composition. The mint mark for these types are located above the Monticello. It helps distinguish between the 1942 types.
2004 nickel Westward Journey Series
2005 nickel Westward Journey Series
American bison (similar to pre-Jefferson buffalo nickel reverse)
"Ocean in view! O! The Joy!" (quote by William Clark)
2006—present nickel "Return to Monticello" with a forward-facing Jefferson and the Monticello returns on the reverse.
2007 Dollar (obverse), 3rd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2007.
Commemorative coins [ edit ]
Jefferson on 5 cent fractional postage note
Thomas Jefferson – Series of 1869 $2 bill
United States Note
$2 Series of 1869
$2 Series of 1874, 1875, 1878
$2 Series of 1880
$2 Series of 1917
$2 Series of 1928, A—G
$2 Series 1953, A—C
$2 Series 1963, A
Thomas Jefferson – Series of 1918 $2 bill
James Madison $5 commemorative gold coin
Coin for circulation
2007 Dollar (obverse), 4th of four U.S. presidents issued in 2007.
Commemorative coins
1993 Bill of Rights commemorative coin series
Half dollar
Silver dollar
$5 gold piece
$500000 gold ingot
Banknotes
James Madison – Series of 1934 $5000 bill
United States Note
$5000 1878 (no series date)
Gold Certificate
$5000 Series of 1870 and 1875
$5000 1882 [DEPARTMENT SERIES]
$5000 Series of 1888
$5000 Series of 1882
$5000 Series of 1928
Federal Reserve Note
$5000 Series of 1914
All $5000 small size Federal Reserve Notes
Coins for circulation
2008 Dollar (obverse), 1st of four U.S. presidents issued in 2008.
Commemorative coin
Coins for circulation
2008 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2008.
Commemorative coin
John Quincy Adams – Series of 1869 $500 bill
Banknotes
Coins for circulation
2008 Dollar (obverse), (released August 14, 2008) 3rd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2008.
Andrew Jackson – Series of 1907 $5 bill
Andrew Jackson – 1882 $10,000 bill
Andrew Jackson – Series of 1929 $20 bill
Banknotes
United States Note
$5 Series of 1869
$5 Series of 1875, 1878
$5 Series of 1880
$5 Series of 1907
$10 Series of 1923
$10,000 1878 (no series date)
Gold Certificate
$20 Series of 1928
$10,000 Series of 1870 and 1875
$10,000 1882 [DEPARTMENT SERIES]
$10,000 Series of 1888
$10,000 Series of 1900
Federal Reserve Bank Note
$10 Series of 1915
$10 Series of 1918
$20 Series of 1929
National Bank Note
Federal Reserve Note
$10 Series of 1914
All $20 small size Federal Reserve Notes
Series of 1928–1995
Series 1996–2003 (with redesigned enlarged portrait)
Series 2004–2006 (with redesigned enlarged portrait)
Series 2020 (moved to backside, Harriet Tubman on frontside)[ 3]
Coins for circulation
2008 Dollar (obverse), (released November 13, 2008) 4th of four U.S. presidents issued in 2008.
William H. Harrison [ edit ]
Coins for circulation
2009 Dollar (obverse), 1st of four U.S. presidents issued in 2009.
Coins for circulation
2009 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. presidents to be issued in 2009.
Coins for circulation
2009 Dollar (obverse), (released on August 20, 2009) 3rd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2009.
Coins for circulation
2009 Dollar (obverse), (released November 19, 2009) 4th of four U.S. presidents issued in 2009.
Coins for circulation
2010 Dollar (obverse), 1st of four U.S. presidents issued in 2010.
Coins for circulation
2010 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2010.
Coins for circulation
2010 Dollar (obverse), 3rd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2010.
Lincoln on U.S. one cent
Coins for circulation [ edit ]
2010 Dollar (obverse), 4th of four U.S. presidents issued in 2010.
Commemorative coins [ edit ]
Abraham Lincoln commemorative half dollar
Abraham Lincoln – 50¢ Fractional currency
Abraham Lincoln – Series of 1880 $100 bill
United States Note
$5 Series of 1928, A—F
$5 Series 1953, A—C
$5 Series 1963
$10 Act of 1862 and 1863
$100 Series of 1869
$100 Series of 1875, 1878
$100 Series of 1880
Gold Certificate
$500 Series of 1882
$500 Series of 1922
Abraham Lincoln – Series of 1923 $5 bill
Abraham Lincoln – Series 2003 $5 bill
Federal Reserve Note
$5 Series of 1914
All small size $5 Federal Reserve Notes
Series of 1928—Series 1995
Series 1996—2003A (with redesigned enlarged portrait)
Coins for circulation
2011 Dollar (obverse), 1st of four U.S. presidents issued in 2011.
Grant commemorative dollar coin
Coins for circulation
2011 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2011.
Commemorative coins
1922 commemorative half dollar – 100th anniversary of Grant's birth
1922 commemorative gold dollar – 100th anniversary of Grant's birth
Banknotes
Ulysses S. Grant – Series of 1886 $5 bill
Silver certificate
$1 Series of 1899 (with small left-facing instead of right-facing portrait)
$5 1886 DEPARTMENT SERIES
$5 Series of 1891
$5 Series of 1896 "Educational Series" (portrait on back)
Gold Certificate
$50 Series of 1913
$50 Series of 1922
Federal Reserve Bank Note
$50 Series of 1918 issued only by the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank
$50 Series of 1929
National Bank Note
Federal Reserve Note
$50 Series of 1914
All $50 small size Federal Reserve Notes
Series of 1928—Series 1995
Series 1996–2003 (with redesigned larger portrait)
Series 2004A (with redesigned larger portrait)
Rutherford B. Hayes [ edit ]
Coins for circulation
2011 Dollar (obverse), 3rd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2011.
James A. Garfield - $5 National Bank Note
Coins for circulation
2011 Dollar (obverse), 4th of four U.S. presidents issued in 2011.
Banknotes
Coins for circulation
2012 Dollar (obverse), 1st of four U.S. presidents issued in 2012.
Coins for circulation
2012 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2012.
2012 Dollar (obverse), 4th of four U.S. presidents issued in 2012.
$1000 Gold Certificate (1934) depicting Grover Cleveland
Banknotes
Benjamin Harrison - $5 National Bank Note
Coins for circulation
2012 Dollar (obverse), 3rd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2012.
Banknotes
Commemorative coins
1903 commemorative gold dollar – issued for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
1916 and 1917 commemorative dollar – commemorate McKinley's death
William McKinley - $10 National Bank Note
Banknotes
Coins for circulation
2013 Dollar (obverse), 1st of four U.S. presidents issued in 2013.
Mount Rushmore commemorative half dollar
Coins for circulation
2006 South Dakota state quarter (Mount Rushmore)
2013 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2013.
2016 Quarter Dollar (reverse), 4th of five America's National Park Commemorative Quarters to be issued later in the year.
Commemorative coins
William Howard Taft [ edit ]
Coins for circulation
2013 Dollar (obverse), 3rd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2013.
Woodrow Wilson - $100,000 bill
Banknotes
Coins for circulation
2013 Dollar (obverse), 4th of four U.S. presidents issued in 2013.
Coins for circulation
2014 Dollar (obverse), 1st of four U.S. presidents issued in 2014.
Coolidge with Washington on commemorative half dollar
Commemorative coin
1926 commemorative half dollar – 150th anniversary of the signing of theDeclaration of Independence
2014 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2014.
Commemorative coin
2014 Dollar (obverse), 3rd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2014.
Franklin D. Roosevelt [ edit ]
The standard American dime has featured Franklin Roosevelt since 1946.
Coins for circulation
1946–1964 (90% silver) dime
1965–present (copper-nickel) dime
Commemorative coins
1997 $5 gold commemorative coin
2014 Dollar (obverse), 4th of four U.S. presidents issued in 2014.
Coins for circulation
2015 Dollar (obverse), 1st of four U.S. presidents issued in 2015.
Dwight D. Eisenhower [ edit ]
Eisenhower dollar
Coins for circulation
1971–1978 Eisenhower Dollar coin. The reverse only changed in 1975 and 1976 when the double dated coins showing 1776–1976 were minted to celebrate the U.S. Bicentennial.
2015 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2015.
Commemorative coins
Kennedy half dollar
Coins for circulation
1964 (90% silver) half dollar (silver proofs from 1992–present also have this composition)
1965–1970 half dollar (40% silver)
1971–present half dollar (copper-nickel) The reverse only changed in 1975 and 1976 when the double dated coins showing 1776–1976 were minted to celebrate the U.S. Bicentennial.
2015 Dollar (obverse), 3rd of four U.S. presidents, issued in 2015.
Lyndon Johnson dollar, as first issued in 2015
Coins for circulation
2015 Dollar (obverse), 4th of four U.S. presidents issued in 2015.
Coins for circulation
2016 Dollar (obverse), 1st of three U.S. presidents issued in 2016.
Coins for circulation
2016 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of three U.S. presidents issued in 2016.
Coins for circulation
2016 Dollar (obverse), 3rd of three U.S. presidents issued in 2016.
Coins for circulation
Presidential dollar coin series [ edit ]
2007 – George Washington , John Adams , Thomas Jefferson , James Madison [ 7]
2008 – James Monroe , John Quincy Adams , Andrew Jackson , Martin Van Buren
2009 – William Henry Harrison , John Tyler , James K. Polk , Zachary Taylor
2010 – Millard Fillmore , Franklin Pierce , James Buchanan , Abraham Lincoln
2011 – Andrew Johnson , Ulysses S. Grant , Rutherford B. Hayes , James A. Garfield
2012 – Chester A. Arthur , Grover Cleveland , Benjamin Harrison , Grover Cleveland
2013 – William McKinley , Theodore Roosevelt , William Howard Taft , Woodrow Wilson
2014 – Warren G. Harding , Calvin Coolidge , Herbert Hoover , Franklin D. Roosevelt
2015 – Harry S. Truman , Dwight D. Eisenhower , John F. Kennedy , Lyndon B. Johnson
2016 – Richard Nixon , Gerald Ford , Ronald Reagan
2020 – George H. W. Bush
Note : The remaining presidents (Jimmy Carter , Bill Clinton , George W. Bush , Barack Obama , Donald Trump , Joe Biden ) are not eligible to be honored because they are still alive as of 2024[update] .
1861 $1,000 CSA banknote depicting Calhoun and Jackson
$50 1861 (Washington at left, and allegories at right and center)
$50 July 25, 1861, 1862 (Washington at center and allegory at left)
$100 July 25, 1861, 1862
State issues [ 9]
$1 Louisiana , 1864
$2 Tallahassee, Florida , 1861
$3 Tallahassee, Florida, 1861
$5 Treasury Warrant note for military service, Texas , 1862
$20 Virginia , 1861
$100 Virginia, 1862
$1,000 Confederate States of America note is one of 607 issued and features images of John C. Calhoun on the left and Andrew Jackson on the right. Almost all of the Montgomery issued notes were signed by hand by Alex B. Clitherall, Register, and E.C. Elmore, Treasurer,1861
5 Peso Series of 1903 and 1910 Silver Certificate
5 Peso Series of 1916, and 1921 Philippine National Bank Circulating Note
5 Peso Series of 1937 Philippine National Bank Circulating Note (with Commonwealth Seal in red)
5 Peso Series of 1918 and 1924 Treasury Certificate (large portrait)
5 Peso Series of 1937 Philippine National Bank Circulating Note (with Commonwealth Seal in red)
5 Peso Series of 1929, 1936, 1941, and "Victory" Series No. 66 Treasury Certificate (with small portrait at left coincide with Admiral George Dewey , starting 1936 it had the seal of the Commonwealth in red and in the "Victory" Series No. 66 in blue)
25 Piso 1982, silver coin, (portrait with President Marcos ), KM#235
25 Piso 1986, silver coin, commemorating President Aquino 's visit to Washington, KM#246
2500 Piso 1986, gold coin, commemorating President Aquino's visit to Washington, KM#247
Franklin D. Roosevelt [ edit ]
1 Peso 1936, silver coin, Establishment of Commonwealth (portrait with President Quezon ), KM#177
10 Peso Series of 1903 and 1912 Silver Certificate
10 Peso Series of 1916 and 1921 Philippine National Bank Circulating Note
5 Peso Series of 1937 Philippine National Bank Circulating Note (with Commonwealth Seal in red)
10 Peso Series of 1918 and 1924 Treasury Certificate (with small portrait similar to modern U.S. $1 bill)
10 Peso Series of 1929, 1936, 1941, and "Victory" Series No. 66 Treasury Certificate (with right-facing portrait similar to 1999 $5 commemorative gold coin, starting 1936 it had the seal of Commonwealth in red and in the "Victory" Series No. 66 in blue)
U.S. presidential appearances on other coins and currency around the world [ edit ]
In 1991, a 12-coin silver five-dollar series was issued in the Bahamas commemorating the 500th anniversary of European discovery of the Americas. Three of those coins showed images of U.S. presidents, with the coat of arms of the Bahamas on the obverse side.
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
$5 1991, silver, with Abolition of Slavery KM#145
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
1 Peso, 1993 1 peso, copper, commemorative, shows U.S.A (lower 48) and broken chains in background, Cuban shield on obverse. km#509
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Washington
1 Crown, 1976 copper-nickel (KM#37) and a silver (KM#37a) commemorative, Bicentenary of American Independence, with Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse.
In 1989, a four coin 1 crown set was issued in both copper-nickel and silver featuring the Bicentenary of George Washington's Presidential Inauguration.
1 Crown, with James Monroe holding the flag – Washington Crossing the Delaware 1776
copper-nickel KM#246, silver KM#246a
1 Crown, (large portrait)
copper-nickel KM#247, silver KM#247a
1 Crown, (small portrait surrounded by a wreath containing eight stars and an eagle)
copper-nickel KM#248, silver KM#248a
1 Crown, taking the oath of office
copper-nickel KM#249, silver KM#249a
Eleven presidents on one coin
1987, 4 coin proof set, commemorating the Bicentenary of America's Constitution features the Statue of Liberty surrounded by these U.S. presidents in clockwise order; Thomas Jefferson , James Madison , George Washington , James Monroe , Abraham Lincoln , Ulysses S. Grant , Theodore Roosevelt , Franklin D. Roosevelt , Dwight Eisenhower , John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan
1/2 Crown, gold, KM187
1 Crown, copper-nickel, KM#176
5 Crown, silver, 65.1 mm (3 in), KM#177
10 Crowns, silver, 75 mm (3 in), KM#188
These are all commemoratives issued in Liberia featuring images of U.S. presidents with a Liberian arms symbol on the obverse side;
George H. W. Bush
1989 inaugural series
$10 silver KM#57
$250 gold KM#58
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
1993 inaugural series
$5 silver KM#67
$10 silver KM#68
$50 silver KM#69
$100 silver KM#70
$250 gold KM#71
Dwight D. Eisenhower
$10 1994, silver (25th anniversary of his death) KM#157
William H. Harrison
John F. Kennedy
1988 series 25th anniversary of death
$10 silver KM#54
$250 gold KM#52
1993 series 30th anniversary of death
$5 silver, KM#103
$10 silver, KM#104
$250 gold, KM#105
$10 1999, silver In Memory of John F. Kennedy, Jr. , conjoined busts similar to U.S. half dollar KM#424
Richard Nixon
1996 series with Chairman Mao Zedong
$1 copper-nickel, KM#255
$5 silver, KM#261
$10 silver, KM#262
Ronald Reagan
1998 series with Abraham Lincoln statue
$1 copper-nickel, KM#386
$10 silver, KM#387
$100 gold, KM#388
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1995 portrait series
$1 copper-nickel, KM#141
$10 silver, KM#146
$100 gold, KM#151
1995 series, Cairo Conference, includes Winston Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek
$1 copper-nickel, KM#164
$10 silver, KM#165
$100 gold, KM#166
Harry S. Truman
1995 series
$1 copper-nickel, KM#143
$10 silver, KM#148
$100 gold, KM#153
Dwight D. Eisenhower
1990 series, saluting in uniform
$5 copper-nickel, KM#38
$50 silver, KM#39
John F. Kennedy
$50 1995, silver, taking oath of office, KM#275
Dwight D. Eisenhower
1990 series, in uniform
$5 copper-nickel, KM#29
$50 silver, KM#30
$200 gold, KM#45
John F. Kennedy
1988 series, "Ich bin ein Berliner" quote
$5 copper-nickel, KM#17
$50 silver, KM#18
$100 silver, KM#19
$250 gold, KM#20
$25 1994 (KM#79), 1997 (4 types, KM#82, 96, 97, 98), gold, taking oath of office
$50 1993, gold, Apollo, KM#65
$50 1993, gold, KM#66
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1990 series "A date which will live in infamy" quote
$5 copper-nickel, KM#35
$50 silver, KM#36
$200 gold, KM#52
John F. Kennedy
1500 Guaranies, 1974, gold, KM#126
3000 Guaranies, 1974, gold, KM#138
4500 Guaranies, 1974, gold, KM#146
Abraham Lincoln
3000 Guaranies, 1974, gold, KM#131
Turks and Caicos Islands [ edit ]
Dwight D. Eisenhower
5 Crowns, 1994, copper-nickel, 50th Anniversary – Normandy Landing, KM#176
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Washington
1976 series, facing King George III – U.S. Bicentennial
20 Crowns, silver, KM#13
50 Crowns, gold, KM#15
United Arab Emirates [ edit ]
Al-Fujairah
Richard Nixon
2 Riyals, 1969 (AH1388), 1970 (AH1389), silver, KM#2
25 Riyals, 1969 (AH1388), 1970 (AH1389), gold, KM#7
Ras al-Khaimah
Dwight D. Eisenhower
10 Riyals, 1970, silver, memorial, KM#31
Sharjah
John F. Kennedy
5 Rupees, 1965, silver, memorial, KM#1
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1981 series, sitting in wheelchair
1 Tala, copper-nickel, KM#47
10 Tala, silver, KM#48
100 Tala, gold, KM#49
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