What bill is Alexander Hamilton on?

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continued to appear on currency of different denominations, designs, and issues, and he is still featured on the $10 bill today. Though the portraits vary, Hamilton has appeared on more denominations than any other historic figure since 1861.
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Why is Hamilton on $10 bill?

The United States ten-dollar bill ($10) is a denomination of U.S. currency. The obverse of the bill features the portrait of Alexander Hamilton, who served as the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
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Who did Alexander Hamilton replace on the $10 bill?

During the same year, Hamilton was moved from the $1,000 bill to the $10 bill, where he replaced … Andrew Jackson.
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Is Hamilton on the $50 bill?

Since then there has always been a place for Alexander Hamilton: he was first on the $5, then the $2, $20, $50, $500, $1000 (those larger denominations were only used to move money among banks or between banks and the Federal Reserve).
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Who is on $10 bill?

Ten-dollar bill: Alexander Hamilton.

Although he never served as president, Alexander Hamilton still played a major role in our nation's history. He served in the Revolutionary War as an aide to George Washington and is one of our Founding Fathers.
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Why is Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill?



Who is on a $20 dollar bill?

The $20 note features a portrait of President Jackson on the front of the note and a vignette of the White House on the back of the note. The large blue eagle in the background to the left of President Jackson's portrait is representative of those drawn and sculpted during his time period.
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Who is on the $50 dollar bill?

Microprinting in the border and in Ulysses Grant's shirt collar in the $50 note. (In the $100 note, microprinting is found in the numeral in the note's lower left-hand corner and on Benjamin Franklin's lapel.)
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Who is on the $500 dollar bill?

These green seal notes ($500 bills with the green seal are often called Federal Reserve notes) bear the portrait of William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States. He served a full term and then only six months of his second term before being assassinated.
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Who is in a $100 dollar bill?

The $100 note features a portrait of Benjamin Franklin on the front of the note and a vignette of Independence Hall on the back of the note.
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Whose picture is on $100 dollar bill?

The $100 note features a portrait of Benjamin Franklin on the front of the note and a vignette of Independence Hall on the back of the note.
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Is Hamilton on the $20 dollar bill?

Black abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman will appear on the front of the $20 bill, relocating the slaveholding former president Andrew Jackson to its rear, and founding father Alexander Hamilton will remain on the face of the $10 bill.
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Why is Franklin on the $100 bill?

He was the only founding father to have signed the three most important documents that led to Independence: Treaty of Alliance with France, Treaty of Paris and the Declaration of Independence. He was also one of the signers of the Constitution.
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Do they still make $10 bills?

TREASURY UNVEILS NEW $10 AND $5 BILLS REDESIGNED NOTES ARE LATEST IN SERIES TO ADD ANTI-COUNTERFEITING FEATURES | U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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Who is on the $1,000 dollar bill?

$1,000: Grover Cleveland, 22nd president, 24th prez. $5,000: James Madison, fourth president, helped write Federalist Papers. $10,000: Salmon P. Chase, not a president, Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury.
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What bill is Abraham Lincoln on?

The $5 note features a portrait of President Abraham Lincoln on the front of the note. The vignette on the back of the note changed in 1929 to feature the Lincoln Memorial.
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Is Thomas Jefferson on a bill?

The $2 note features a portrait of Thomas Jefferson on the front of the note and a vignette depicting the signing of the Declaration of Independence on the back of the note.
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Is there a US $1000 bill?

Denominations. American paper currency come in seven denominations: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100. The United States no longer issues bills in larger denominations, such as $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 bills. But they are still legal tender and may still be in circulation.
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Who is on the 1st dollar bill?

The design, featuring George Washington on the face and the Great Seal on the back, has not changed. The first $1 notes (called United States Notes or "Legal Tenders") were issued by the federal government in 1862 and featured a portrait of Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P.
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What is the biggest US bill?

The Federal Reserve Board currently issues $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 notes. The largest denomination Federal Reserve note ever issued for public circulation was the $10,000 note.
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Who is on the 5000.00 dollar bill?

James Madison was the fourth U.S. president and is often referred to as the “Father of the Constitution” because of his role in writing America's founding documents. His portrait has been featured on the 5,000 dollar denominations of multiple series of U.S. notes.
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What president is on the $2 bill?

The new design maintained the portrait of Jefferson on the face but the back was changed from Monticello to a vignette of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The most recent printing of the $2 note has the Series 2017A designation.
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What is the name of the person on the $5000 bill?

The front of both versions of the $5000 features the image of the late former Prime Minister of Jamaica, The Most Honourable Hugh Lawson Shearer.
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Is there a $500 bill?

$500 Bill. Like all the bills featured here, the $500 bill remains legal tender. Most $500 notes in circulation today are in the hands of dealers and collectors.
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Who is on the $20 bill and the $50 bill?

America's paper money features an array of White male leaders: George Washington on the $1, Thomas Jefferson on the $2, Abraham Lincoln on the $5, Alexander Hamilton on the $10, Jackson on the $20, Ulysses S. Grant on the $50 and Benjamin Franklin on the $100.
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When was the $100 bill made?

The United States one-hundred-dollar bill ($100) is a denomination of United States currency. The first United States Note with this value was issued in 1862 and the Federal Reserve Note version was launched in 1914, alongside other denominations.
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