Ok, another money thread.
Looking through my cash I saw something interesting. A few Italian Lire bills here, and I was interested in who the Italians choose to put on the bills. Montessori, Marconi, and Bellini on the ones I have. An educator, an inventor, and an artist (right?). In the US we just have Presidents and other famous political leaders. Quite a different approach I see in Italy.
Who or what does everyone else's money choose to honor? For the Europeans, lemme know both what y'all have on your Euro coins, but also from your currency before the switch.
Here is a run down of American money:
1 cent
front: Abraham Lincoln
back: the Lincoln memorial in DC
5 cent
front: Thomas Jefferson
back: Monticello (the home Jefferson built and lived in)
10 cent
front: Franklin Roosevelt
back: a torch and some plants, i don't know what this means
25 cent
front: George Washington
back: an eagle, though now special designs for every state
50 cent (not used much)
front: John F. Kennedy
back: US seal
1 dollar coin (not used much)
front: Sacajawia & child (Indian guide that went with Louis & Clark on their expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase)
1 dollar bill
front: George Washington
back: US seal and a creepy pyramid with an eye
2 dollar bill (not used much)
front: Thomas Jefferson
back: signing of the Declaration of Independence
5 dollar bill
front: Abraham Lincoln
back: Lincoln memorial
10 dollar bill
front: Alexander Hamilton (1st US treasurer, famous Federalist and founding father, but not President)
back: US Treasury building
20 dollar bill
front: Andrew Jackson (populist President from 1820s, also General from War of 1812)
back: White House
50 dollar bill
front: U.S. Grant (General of Union army during Civil War, and President)
back: US Capitol building
100 dollar bill
front: Benjamin Franklin
back: Independence Hall (where Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia)
500 dollar bill (no longer in print)
front: William McKinley (25th U.S. President, during Spanish-American War, was assassinated)
back: Numeral 500 and the ornamental phrase "Five Hundred Dollars"
1000 dollar bill (no longer in print)
front: Grover Cleveland (22rd & 24th U.S. President, very forgetable President)
back: Numeral 1000 and the ornamental phrase "One Thousand Dollars"
5000 dollar bill (no longer in print)
front: James Madison (4th U.S. President, author of US Constitution, Founding Father)
back: Numeral 5000 and the ornamental phrase "Five Thousand Dollars"
10,000 dollar bill (no longer in print)
front: Salmon Chase (U.S. Treasury Secretary under Lincoln)
back: Numeral 10,000 and the ornamental phrase "Ten Thousand Dollars"
100,000 dollar bill (This note never appeared in general circulation, and was only used in transactions between Federal Reserve Banks. )
front: Woodrow Wilson (28th U.S. President, during WW1)
back: Numeral 100,000 and the ornamental phrase "One Hundred Thousand Dollars".
Looking through my cash I saw something interesting. A few Italian Lire bills here, and I was interested in who the Italians choose to put on the bills. Montessori, Marconi, and Bellini on the ones I have. An educator, an inventor, and an artist (right?). In the US we just have Presidents and other famous political leaders. Quite a different approach I see in Italy.
Who or what does everyone else's money choose to honor? For the Europeans, lemme know both what y'all have on your Euro coins, but also from your currency before the switch.
Here is a run down of American money:
1 cent
front: Abraham Lincoln
back: the Lincoln memorial in DC
5 cent
front: Thomas Jefferson
back: Monticello (the home Jefferson built and lived in)
10 cent
front: Franklin Roosevelt
back: a torch and some plants, i don't know what this means
25 cent
front: George Washington
back: an eagle, though now special designs for every state
50 cent (not used much)
front: John F. Kennedy
back: US seal
1 dollar coin (not used much)
front: Sacajawia & child (Indian guide that went with Louis & Clark on their expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase)
1 dollar bill
front: George Washington
back: US seal and a creepy pyramid with an eye
2 dollar bill (not used much)
front: Thomas Jefferson
back: signing of the Declaration of Independence
5 dollar bill
front: Abraham Lincoln
back: Lincoln memorial
10 dollar bill
front: Alexander Hamilton (1st US treasurer, famous Federalist and founding father, but not President)
back: US Treasury building
20 dollar bill
front: Andrew Jackson (populist President from 1820s, also General from War of 1812)
back: White House
50 dollar bill
front: U.S. Grant (General of Union army during Civil War, and President)
back: US Capitol building
100 dollar bill
front: Benjamin Franklin
back: Independence Hall (where Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia)
500 dollar bill (no longer in print)
front: William McKinley (25th U.S. President, during Spanish-American War, was assassinated)
back: Numeral 500 and the ornamental phrase "Five Hundred Dollars"
1000 dollar bill (no longer in print)
front: Grover Cleveland (22rd & 24th U.S. President, very forgetable President)
back: Numeral 1000 and the ornamental phrase "One Thousand Dollars"
5000 dollar bill (no longer in print)
front: James Madison (4th U.S. President, author of US Constitution, Founding Father)
back: Numeral 5000 and the ornamental phrase "Five Thousand Dollars"
10,000 dollar bill (no longer in print)
front: Salmon Chase (U.S. Treasury Secretary under Lincoln)
back: Numeral 10,000 and the ornamental phrase "Ten Thousand Dollars"
100,000 dollar bill (This note never appeared in general circulation, and was only used in transactions between Federal Reserve Banks. )
front: Woodrow Wilson (28th U.S. President, during WW1)
back: Numeral 100,000 and the ornamental phrase "One Hundred Thousand Dollars".
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