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On current US currency, only Alexander Hamilton ($10) and Benjamin Frankin ($100) never served as president. George Washington ($1), Thomas Jefferson ($2), Abraham Lincoln ($5), Andrew Jackson ($20) and Ulysses Grant ($50) served as, respectively, the 1st, 3rd, 16th, 7th, and 18th President of the United States. On currency no longer circulating, but still legal tender, Salmon Chase ($10,000) never served as president, while William McKinley ($500), Grover Cleveland ($1,000), James Madison ($5,000) and Woodrow Wilson ($100,000) were, respectively, the 25th, 22nd (and 24th), 4th, and 28th President of the United States.
One is Benjamin Franklin who is on the $100 bill. The other is Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill.
Among current coins, only the Native American dollar features a person who wasn't a president - the guide for Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea.
Benjamin Franklin ($100 bill) and Alexander Hamilton ($10) are the only non-presidents on current US notes. ( The $10,000 bill picturing Salmon P. Chase has been removed from circulation in order to make large cash transactions more difficult.)
There are actually three people on the US currency that were never presidents.
- Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill
- Salmon P(ortland) Chase on the $10,000 bill (these bills are no longer in use, though)
- Benjamin Franklin on the $100 bill
Benjamin Franklin's portrait is on the front of the US $100 bill and Alexander Hamilton's portrait is on the front of the US $10 bill. Hamilton was America's first Secretary of the Treasury.
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Why did they put the president's faces on us paper currency?
They are not all presidents, e.g. Franklin, Chase.
Whose face was on the US currency and was not a president?
Benjamin Franklin on the 100 dollar bill.
Is president Franklin Roosevelt on a dollar bill?
His portrait is on the US dime but not on any paper currency
Which president formally changed the US dollar to a fiat currency?
This occurred when Lyndon Johnson was president. John Kennedy took preliminary steps.
Which man did not serve as President of the US?
That would be all of them except for the 43 men who DID serve as President.
Who is on US currency that was not president?
Franklin.
Which president removed the motto In God We Trust from US currency?
No US president ever removed the motto from currency, but president Theodore Roosevelt strongly objected to it.
Why did they put the president's faces on us paper currency?
They are not all presidents, e.g. Franklin, Chase.
Is Alexander Hamilton the only none president whom is on US currency?
Benjamin Franklin is also a non president on US currency. Hamilton is the other.
Which bill is president Nixon?
President Nixon is not on any US currency.
What two people sign all US currency?
The Secretary of the Treasury and the US Treasurer.
Who on US currency was never president?
Franklin & Hamilton.
What US currency does not contain a presidential face?
All current US bank notes have the face of a US President, with the exception of the 10 dollar bill which has Alexander Hamilton.
Who was the president that relocated all the Japanese people in the US?
President Theodore Roosevelt.
Why isn't money currency the same everywhere?
money currency is probobly not the same everywhere because since on the us penny here is president Lincoln people in japan would be like "who is this person" and then if we had Canada's money then we would be confused about who the people were on their money so in a way this all makes sense.
What is the motto written on all US Currency?
"In God we trust" is on US Currency.
Which US President has appeared on the most currency bills?
Andrew Jackson has appeared on all of the following U.S. currency bills...$5, $10, $20, $50, $1000 (Confederacy), and $10,000 bills.
