U.S. five dollar bill
The
U.S. five dollar bill ($5) is a
denomination of
United States currency.
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is currently featured on the front side of the bill, while the
Lincoln Memorial is featured on the reverse side.
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Pre-Federal Reserve history
\n*1862: The first $5 note was printed with a portrait of Alexander Hamilton on the right of the face\n*1869: A new $5 note was printed with a portrait of Andrew Jackson on the left of the face\n*1886: A silver certificate $5 note with a portrait of Ulysses Grant on the right of the face\n*1896: A really unusual silver certificate $5 note in that (unlike other series of U.S. currency where the opposite is true) the designs were on the front and the portraits were on the back! The portraits were Ulysses Grant on the left and Phillip Sheridan on the right\n*1899: A new silver certificate $5 note with a portrait of Running Antelope on the face
\nFederal Reserve history
The design on the back is the Lincoln Memorial.
The $5 bill is sometimes nicknamed a "fin," although this usage is far less common today than it was in the early 20th century.
External link
\n* http://www.currencygallery.org/denoms/5dollar.htm
\nCategory:Currencies of the United States
