The Presidents of USA on the American Dollars

$1 Bill - George Washington

Washington is the first president of the United States. His face appears on the front of the $1 bill, and
there are no plans to change the design. The $1 bill dates back to 1862, and at first, it didn't have
Washington on it. Instead, it was Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase whose face appeared on the
bill. Washington's face first appeared on the $1 bill in 1869.

$2 Bill - Thomas Jefferson

The face of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, appears on the $2 bill. Public
Domain, but that wasn't always the case. The nation's first Treasury secretary, Founding Father Alexander
Hamilton, was the first person to appear on the bill, which was first issued by the government in 1862.
Jefferson's face was swapped in 1869 and has appeared on the front of the $2 bill since then.

$5 Bill - Abraham Lincoln

President Abraham Lincoln's face appears on the front of the $5 bill. The bill dates back to 1914 and has
always featured the 16th president of the United States on it, despite being redesigned several
times.

$10 Bill - Alexander Hamilton

The face of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton appears on the $10 bill. The first $10 bill was issued by
the government in 1914 and had President Andrew Jackson's face on it. Hamilton's face was swapped in
1929, and Jackson moved to the $20 bill.

$20 Bill - Andrew Jackson

he face of President Andrew Jackson appears on the $20 bill, for now. There are plans to replace him
with Harriet Tubman. The first $20 bill was issued by the government in 1914 and had President Grover
Cleveland's face on it. Jackson's face was swapped in 1929, and Cleveland moved to the $1,000 bill.

$50 Bill - Ulysses S. Grant

The face of President Ulysses S. Grant appears on the $50 bill. President Ulysses S. Grant's face
appears on the $50 bill and has since the denomination was first issued in 1914.

$100 Bill - Benjamin Franklin

Founding Father and famed inventor Benjamin Franklin's face appears on the $100 bill, the largest
denomination in circulation. Franklin's face has appeared on the bill since it was first issued by the
government in 1914.

$500 Bill - William McKinley

President William McKinley's face appears on the $500 bill, which is no longer in circulation. The $500
bill dates to 1918. McKinley is noteworthy because he is among the few presidents who were
assassinated. He died after being shot in 1901.

$1,000 Bill - Grover Cleveland

President Grover Cleveland's face appears on the $1,000 bill, which like the $500 bill dates to 1918.

$5,000 Bill - James Madison

The face of President James Madison appears on the $5,000 bill, and always has since the denomination
was first printed in 1918.

$10,000 Bill - Salmon P. Chase

Salmon P. Chase, a onetime Treasury secretary, appears on the $10,000 bill, which was first printed in
1918. It was discontinued the $10,000 bill in 1969. It was last printed in 1945, but the Treasury says
Americans continue to hold the notes.
$100,000 Bill - Woodrow Wilson
The face of President Woodrow Wilson appears on the $100,000 bill. Yes, there is such a thing as a
$100,000 bill. But the denomination, known as a "gold certificate," was used only by Federal Reserve
Banks and was never circulated among the general public.