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.
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. 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. By law, "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. Presidents appearing on U.S. currency are :
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
- 1866, 1909, and 1910 Washington nickel pattern pieces
Quarter dollars
- 1932, 1934–1998 Washington quarter. The reverse carried a heraldic eagle for all years except 1975 and 1976, which featured the dual date 1776–1976 on the obverse and special reverse design for the United States Bicentennial.
- 1999–2008 50 State quarters Series
- * 1999 New Jersey state quarter
- * 2006 South Dakota state quarter
- 2009 District of Columbia and United States Territories quarters
- 2010–present America the Beautiful quarters
- * 2013 South Dakota ATB quarter
Dollar coins
- 2007 Presidential dollar coin, 1st of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2007.
Commemorative coins
- 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,
Banknotes
- Compound Interest Treasury Note
- * $100
- * $500
- Interest Bearing Note
- * $1000
- 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
- Silver certificate
- * $1 Series of 1896 "Educational Series"
- * $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
- Gold Certificate
- * $20 Series of 1905
- * $20 Series of 1906
- * $20 Series of 1922
- Federal Reserve Bank Note
- *$1 Series of 1918
- Federal Reserve Note
- *All $1 Federal Reserve Notes since Series 1963
John Adams
- 2007 Dollar, 2nd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2007.
- National Bank Notes
- * All $100 first charter period
- Federal Reserve Notes
- * All $2
Thomas Jefferson
Coins for circulation
Five cents
- 1938–1942, 1946–2003 nickel with Monticello on the reverse
- 1942–1945 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
- * Louisiana Purchase
- * Lewis and Clark
- 2005 nickel Westward Journey Series
- * American bison
- * "Ocean in view! O! The Joy!"
- 2006—present nickel "Return to Monticello" with a forward-facing Jefferson and the Monticello returns on the reverse.
Quarter dollar
- 2006 South Dakota state quarter reverse
Dollar
- 2007 Dollar, 3rd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2007.
Commemorative coins
- 1903 commemorative gold dollar – issued for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
- 1991 Mount Rushmore commemorative series
- * Half dollar
- * Silver dollar
- * $5 gold piece
- 1993 commemorative silver dollar – 250th anniversary of Jefferson's birth
Banknotes
- Fractional currency
- * 5¢ and 25¢ first issue
- 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
- Federal Reserve Bank Note
- * $2 Series of 1918
- Federal Reserve Note
- * All $2 Federal Reserve Notes since Series 1976 appearing on front and reverse.
James Madison
- 2007 Dollar, 4th of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2007.
- 1993 Bill of Rights commemorative coin series
- * Half dollar
- * Silver dollar
- * $5 gold piece
- *$500000 gold ingot
- United States Note
- * $5000 1878
- Gold Certificate
- * $5000 Series of 1870 and 1875
- * $5000 1882
- * $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
- 2008 Dollar, 1st of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2008.
- 1923 Monroe Doctrine Centennial half dollar, featuring profiles of Monroe
John Quincy Adams
- 2008 Dollar, 2nd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2008.
- 1923 Monroe Doctrine Centennial half dollar, featuring profiles of Adams and James Monroe
- United States Note
- * $500 Series of 1869
Andrew Jackson
- 2008 Dollar, 3rd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2008.
- 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
- Gold Certificate
- * $20 Series of 1928
- * $10,000 Series of 1870 and 1875
- * $10,000 1882
- * $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
- ** Series 2004–2006
- ** Series 2020
Martin Van Buren
- 2008 Dollar, 4th of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2008.
William H. Harrison
- 2009 Dollar, 1st of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2009.
John Tyler
- 2009 Dollar, 2nd of four U.S. Presidents to be issued in 2009.
James K. Polk
- 2009 Dollar, 3rd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2009.
Zachary Taylor
- 2009 Dollar, 4th of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2009.
Millard Fillmore
- 2010 Dollar, 1st of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2010.
Franklin Pierce
- 2010 Dollar, 2nd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2010.
James Buchanan
- 2010 Dollar, 3rd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2010.
Abraham Lincoln
Coins for circulation
One cent
- 19091942, 19441958 Wheat Ears cent a.k.a. "Wheat penny"
- 1943 Wheat cent
- 19591962 Lincoln Memorial cent
- 1963-mid 1982 Lincoln Memorial cent
- 1982–2008 Lincoln Memorial cent
- 2009 Lincoln bicentennial of birth commemorative cent series, four different designs on reverse
- *Birth and early childhood in Kentucky
- *Formative years in Indiana
- *Professional life in Illinois
- *Presidency in Washington, D.C.
- 2010–present Shield Penny
Quarter dollar
- 2003 Illinois state quarter reverse "Land of Lincoln"
- 2006 South Dakota state quarter reverse
Dollar
- 2010 Dollar, 4th of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2010.
Commemorative coins
- 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
Banknotes
- $10 Demand Note
- $20 Compound Interest Treasury Note
- $20 Interest Bearing Note
- Fractional currency
- * 50¢ fourth issue
- 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
- Silver certificate
- * $1 Series of 1899
- * $5 Series of 1923
- * $5 Series of 1934 A—D
- * $5 Series 1953 A—C
- Federal Reserve Bank Note
- * $5 Series of 1915
- * $5 Series of 1918
- * $5 Series of 1929
- National Bank Note
- * $5 Series of 1929
- Federal Reserve Note
- * $5 Series of 1914
- * All small size $5 Federal Reserve Notes
- ** Series of 1928—Series 1995
- ** Series 1996—2003A
Andrew Johnson
- 2011 Dollar, 1st of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2011.
Ulysses S. Grant
- 2011 Dollar, 2nd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2011.
- 1922 commemorative half dollar – 100th anniversary of Grant's birth
- 1922 commemorative gold dollar – 100th anniversary of Grant's birth
- Silver certificate
- * $1 Series of 1899
- * $5 1886 DEPARTMENT SERIES
- * $5 Series of 1891
- * $5 Series of 1896 "Educational Series"
- 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
- ** Series 2004A
Rutherford B. Hayes
- 2011 Dollar, 3rd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2011.
James A. Garfield
- 2011 Dollar, 4th of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2011.
- National Bank Notes
- * All $5 second charter period
- Gold Certificate
- * $20 Series of 1882
Chester A. Arthur
- 2012 Dollar, 1st of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2012.
Grover Cleveland
- 2012 Dollar, 2nd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2012.
- 2012 Dollar, 4th of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2012.
Banknotes
- Federal Reserve Note
- * $20 Series of 1914
- * All $1000 small size Federal Reserve Notes
- Gold Certificate
- * $1000 Series of 1928
- * $1000 Series of 1934
Benjamin Harrison
- 2012 Dollar, 3rd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2012.
- National Bank Notes
- * All $5 third charter period
William McKinley
- 1903 commemorative gold dollar – issued for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
- 1916 and 1917 commemorative dollar – commemorate McKinley's death
- National Bank Notes
- * All $10 third charter period
- Gold Certificate
- * $500 Series of 1928
- Federal Reserve Notes
- * All $500 small size
- 2013 Dollar, 1st of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2013.
Theodore Roosevelt
- 2006 South Dakota state quarter
- 2013 Dollar, 2nd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2013.
- 2016 Quarter Dollar, 4th of five America's National Park Commemorative Quarters to be issued later in the year.
- 1991 Mount Rushmore commemorative coin series
- * Half dollar
- * Silver dollar
- * $5 gold piece
William Howard Taft
- 2013 Dollar, 3rd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2013.
Woodrow Wilson
- Gold Certificate
- * $100,000 Series of 1934
- 2013 Dollar, 4th of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2013.
Warren G. Harding
- 2014 Dollar, 1st of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2014.
Calvin Coolidge
- 1926 commemorative half dollar – 150th anniversary of the signing of the
- 2014 Dollar, 2nd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2014.
Herbert Hoover
- 2014 Dollar, 3rd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2014.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 19461964 dime
- 1965present dime
- 1997 $5 gold commemorative coin
- 2014 Dollar, 4th of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2014.
Harry S. Truman
- 2015 Dollar, 1st of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2015.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 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, 2nd of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2015.
- 1990 Eisenhower commemorative dollar100th anniversary of Eisenhower's birth
John F. Kennedy
- 1964 half dollar
- 1965–1970 half dollar
- 1971–present half dollar 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, 3rd of four U.S. Presidents, issued in 2015.
Lyndon B. Johnson
- 2015 Dollar, 4th of four U.S. Presidents issued in 2015.
Richard Nixon
- 2016 Dollar, 1st of three U.S. Presidents issued in 2016.
Gerald Ford
- 2016 Dollar, 2nd of three U.S. Presidents issued in 2016.
Ronald Reagan
- 2016 Dollar, 3rd of three U.S. Presidents issued in 2016.
George H. W. Bush
- TBD
Presidential dollar coin series
- 2007 – George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison
- 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.
- TBD – George H. W. Bush
- Note: The remaining Presidents are not eligible to be honored because they are still alive in 2020.
[Confederate States of America]
Andrew Jackson
- $1000 1861 Montgomery, Alabama note, with Jackson's first Vice President, John C. Calhoun at left.
George Washington
- $50 1861
- $50 July 25, 1861, 1862
- $100 July 25, 1861, 1862
- $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
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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
- 5 Peso Series of 1918 and 1924 Treasury Certificate
- 5 Peso Series of 1937 Philippine National Bank Circulating Note
- 5 Peso Series of 1929, 1936, 1941, and "Victory" Series No. 66 Treasury Certificate
Ronald Reagan
- 25 Piso 1982, silver coin,, 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, 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
- 10 Peso Series of 1918 and 1924 Treasury Certificate
- 10 Peso Series of 1929, 1936, 1941, and "Victory" Series No. 66 Treasury Certificate
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
- $5, 1991, silver, with Independence Hall – Declaration of Independence KM#143
- $5 1991, silver, with Abolition of Slavery KM#145
- $5 1991, silver, with Panama Canal KM#149
Cook Islands
- $50, 1990, silver, with United States Capitol dome KM#48
- $50, 1993, gold, KM#175
- $50 1993, gold, KM#173
Cuba
- 1 Peso, 1993 1 peso, copper, commemorative, shows U.S.A and broken chains in background, Cuban shield on obverse. km#509
Isle of Man
- 1 Crown, 1994
- 1 Crown, 1976 copper-nickel and a silver 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,
- ** copper-nickel KM#247, silver KM#247a
- * 1 Crown,
- ** copper-nickel KM#248, silver KM#248a
- * 1 Crown, taking the oath of office
- ** copper-nickel KM#249, silver KM#249a
- 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,, KM#177
- * 10 Crowns, silver,, KM#188
Liberia
George H. W. Bush
- 1989 inaugural series
- * $10 silver KM#57
- * $250 gold KM#58
- $5 2001, inaugural, shows profile with Dick Cheney
- 1993 inaugural series
- * $5 silver KM#67
- * $10 silver KM#68
- * $50 silver KM#69
- * $100 silver KM#70
- * $250 gold KM#71
- $10 1994, silver KM#157
- $5 2000
- 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
- 1996 series with Chairman Mao Zedong
- * $1 copper-nickel, KM#255
- * $5 silver, KM#261
- * $10 silver, KM#262
- 1998 series with Abraham Lincoln statue
- * $1 copper-nickel, KM#386
- * $10 silver, KM#387
- * $100 gold, KM#388
- 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
- 1995 series
- * $1 copper-nickel, KM#143
- * $10 silver, KM#148
- * $100 gold, KM#153
Marshall Islands
- 1990 series, saluting in uniform
- * $5 copper-nickel, KM#38
- * $50 silver, KM#39
- $50 1995, silver, taking oath of office, KM#275
Niue
- 1990 series, in uniform
- * $5 copper-nickel, KM#29
- * $50 silver, KM#30
- * $200 gold, KM#45
- 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, 1997, gold, taking oath of office
- $50 1993, gold, Apollo, KM#65
- $50 1993, gold, KM#66
- 1990 series "A date which will live in infamy" quote
- * $5 copper-nickel, KM#35
- * $50 silver, KM#36
- * $200 gold, KM#52
Paraguay
- 1500 Guaranies, 1974, gold, KM#126
- 3000 Guaranies, 1974, gold, KM#138
- 4500 Guaranies, 1974, gold, KM#146
- 3000 Guaranies, 1974, gold, KM#131
Turks and Caicos Islands
- 5 Crowns, 1994, copper-nickel, 50th Anniversary – Normandy Landing, KM#176
George Washington
- 1976 series, facing King George III – U.S. Bicentennial
- * 20 Crowns, silver, KM#13
- * 50 Crowns, gold, KM#15
United Arab Emirates
Richard Nixon
- 2 Riyals, 1969, 1970, silver, KM#2
- 25 Riyals, 1969, 1970, gold, KM#7
Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 10 Riyals, 1970, silver, memorial, KM#31
John F. Kennedy
- 5 Rupees, 1965, silver, memorial, KM#1
Western Samoa
1981 series, sitting in wheelchair
- 1 Tala, copper-nickel, KM#47
- 10 Tala, silver, KM#48