List of presidents of the United States on currency

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.

George Washington and Calvin Coolidge on the 1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence commemorative half dollar

United States

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). 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):

George Washington

Early coinage

  • 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
Five cents
Quarter dollars
Dollar coins

Commemorative coins

1999 Washington $5 commemorative gold coin
  • 1900 commemorative silver Lafayette dollar
  • 1926 commemorative half dollar – 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
  • 1982 commemorative half dollar – 250th anniversary of Washington's birth
  • 1991 Mount Rushmore commemorative series
    • Half dollar
    • Silver dollar
    • $5 gold piece
  • 1999 $5 gold commemorative piece – 200th anniversary of Washington's death; an alternate design not chosen for the 1932 Washington quarter
  • 2008 $10 Gold Coin, First Spouse Program, Dolley Madison, (reverse)

Banknotes

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
    • $1 Series of 1918
  • Federal Reserve Note
    • All $1 Federal Reserve Notes since Series 1963

John Adams

Coin for circulation

  • 2007 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2007.

Banknotes

  • Federal Reserve Notes
    • All $2 (on back in the engraved version of Trumbull's Declaration of Independence painting)

Thomas Jefferson

Jefferson on the new nickel
Five cents
  • 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.
Quarter dollar
Dollar
  • 2007 Dollar (obverse), 3rd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2007.

Commemorative coins

Jefferson on 5 cent fractional postage note

Banknotes

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

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

James Monroe

Coins for circulation

  • 2008 Dollar (obverse), 1st of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2008.

Commemorative coin

John Quincy Adams

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

Andrew Jackson

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
    • $20 Series of 1929
  • 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]

Martin Van Buren

Coins for circulation

  • 2008 Dollar (obverse), (released November 13, 2008) 4th of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2008.

William H. Harrison

Coins for circulation

  • 2009 Dollar (obverse), 1st of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2009.

John Tyler

Coins for circulation

  • 2009 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. Presidents to be issued in 2009.

James K. Polk

Coins for circulation

  • 2009 Dollar (obverse), (released on August 20, 2009) 3rd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2009.

Zachary Taylor

Coins for circulation

  • 2009 Dollar (obverse), (released November 19, 2009) 4th of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2009.

Millard Fillmore

Coins for circulation

  • 2010 Dollar (obverse), 1st of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2010.

Franklin Pierce

Coins for circulation

  • 2010 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2010.

James Buchanan

Coins for circulation

  • 2010 Dollar (obverse), 3rd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2010.

Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln on U.S. one cent
One cent
Quarter dollar
Dollar
  • 2010 Dollar (obverse), 4th of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2010.

Commemorative coins

Abraham Lincoln commemorative half dollar
  • 1918 commemorative half dollar – Illinois 100th statehood anniversary
  • 1991 Mount Rushmore commemorative coin series
    • Half dollar
    • Silver dollar
    • $5 gold piece
  • 2009 Silver dollar commemorating Lincoln's 200th anniversary of birth (Gettysburg Address) [6]

Banknotes

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)

Andrew Johnson

Coins for circulation

  • 2011 Dollar (obverse), 1st of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2011.

Ulysses S. Grant

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
    • $50 Series of 1929
  • 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

Coins for circulation

  • 2011 Dollar (obverse), 3rd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2011.

James A. Garfield

James A. Garfield - $5 National Bank Note

Coins for circulation

  • 2011 Dollar (obverse), 4th of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2011.

Banknotes

Chester A. Arthur

Coins for circulation

  • 2012 Dollar (obverse), 1st of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2012.

Grover Cleveland

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

Benjamin Harrison - $5 National Bank Note

Coins for circulation

  • 2012 Dollar (obverse), 3rd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2012.

Banknotes

William McKinley

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.

Theodore Roosevelt

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

  • 1991 Mount Rushmore commemorative coin series
    • Half dollar
    • Silver dollar
    • $5 gold piece

William Howard Taft

Coins for circulation

  • 2013 Dollar (obverse), 3rd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2013.

Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson - $100,000 bill

Banknotes

Coins for circulation

  • 2013 Dollar (obverse), 4th of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2013.

Warren G. Harding

Coins for circulation

  • 2014 Dollar (obverse), 1st of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2014.

Calvin Coolidge

Coolidge with Washington on commemorative half dollar

Commemorative coin

  • 1926 commemorative half dollar – 150th anniversary of the signing of the
    Declaration of Independence
  • 2014 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2014.

Herbert Hoover

Commemorative coin

  • 2014 Dollar (obverse), 3rd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2014.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Coins for circulation

  • 19461964 (90% silver) dime
  • 1965present (copper-nickel) dime

Commemorative coins

$5 Franklin D. Roosevelt commemorative gold coin
  • 1997 $5 gold commemorative coin
  • 2014 Dollar (obverse), 4th of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2014.

Harry S. Truman

Coins for circulation

  • 2015 Dollar (obverse), 1st of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2015.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Coins for circulation

  • 19711978 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

John F. Kennedy

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 B. Johnson

Coins for circulation

  • 2015 Dollar (obverse), 4th of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2015.

Richard Nixon

Coins for circulation

  • 2016 Dollar (obverse), 1st of three U.S. Presidents issued in 2016.

Gerald Ford

Coins for circulation

  • 2016 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of three U.S. Presidents issued in 2016.

Ronald Reagan

Coins for circulation

  • 2016 Dollar (obverse), 3rd of three U.S. Presidents issued in 2016.

George H. W. Bush

Coins for circulation

  • 2020 Dollar (obverse)

Presidential dollar coin series

Confederate States of America

1861 $1,000 CSA banknote depicting Calhoun and Jackson

Andrew Jackson

George Washington

  • $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

Philippine Islands, Commonwealth of the Philippines, Republic of the Philippines

William McKinley

  • 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)

Ronald Reagan

  • 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

  • 1 Peso 1936, silver coin, Establishment of Commonwealth (portrait with President Quezon), KM#177

George Washington

  • 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

The Bahamas

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

Cook Islands

Abraham Lincoln

Thomas Jefferson

  • $50, 1993, gold, KM#175

George Washington

  • $50 1993, gold, KM#173

Cuba

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

Isle of Man

Dwight D. Eisenhower

  • 1 Crown, 1994

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 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

Liberia

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

  • $5 2000

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

Marshall Islands

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

Niue

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

Paraguay

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

Dwight D. Eisenhower

  • 5 Crowns, 1994, copper-nickel, 50th Anniversary – Normandy Landing, KM#176

Franklin 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

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

Western Samoa

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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References

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