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Encyclopedia > United States 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. A denomination is a unit of currency. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Seal of the President of the United States, official impression The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th (1861–1865) President of the United States, and the first president from the Republican Party. ... The Lincoln Memorial, built 1915 - 1922 The Lincoln Memorial, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, is a memorial to United States President Abraham Lincoln. ...


The $5 bill is sometimes nicknamed a fin, although this usage is far less common today than it was in the early 20th century. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...


Five dollar bills are delivered by Federal Reserve Banks in red straps.


The Bureau of Engraving and Printing says the "average life" of a $5 bill in circulation is 24 months before it is replaced due to wear. BEP Annual Production Figures Categories: U.S. Dept. ...

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Obverse of the $5 bill (1928-2000)
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Reverse of the $5 bill (1928-2000)

$5 dollar bill picture - www. ... $5 dollar bill picture - www. ... $5 dollar bill picture (back) - www. ... $5 dollar bill picture (back) - www. ...

Pre-Federal Reserve history

  • 1862: The first $5 note was printed with a portrait of Alexander Hamilton on the right of the face.
  • 1869: A new $5 note was printed with a portrait of Andrew Jackson on the left of the face.
  • 1886: A silver certificate $5 note with a portrait of Ulysses Grant on the right of the face.
  • 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.
  • 1899: A new silver certificate $5 note with a portrait of Running Antelope on the face.
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An 1896 $5 Silver Note

1862 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... A portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull, 1792. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Order: 7th President Vice President: John C. Calhoun (1829-1832) Martin Van Buren (1833-1837) Term of office: March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1837 Preceded by: John Quincy Adams Succeeded by: Martin Van Buren Date of birth: March 15, 1767 Place of birth: Waxhaws area of North Carolina Date of... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 _ Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Ulysses Simpson Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American Civil War General and the 18th (1869–1877) President of the United States. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Ulysses Simpson Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American Civil War General and the 18th (1869–1877) President of the United States. ... Philip Sheridan Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888), a military man and one of the great generals in the American Civil War. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ...

Federal Reserve history

1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A large-sized note is a bill of any denomination of U.S. currency printed between 1863 and 1929. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A large-sized note is a bill of any denomination of U.S. currency printed between 1863 and 1929. ... This article is about the month of May. ... For other uses, see number 24. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A counterfeit is an imitation that is made with the intent to deceptively represent its content or origins. ...

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United States currency and coinage
Topics: Federal Reserve note | United States Notes | United States coinage | United States dollar
Currency: $1 | $2 | $5 | $10 | $20 | $50 | $100 | Larger denominations
Coinage: Penny | Nickel | Dime | Quarter | Half-dollar | Dollar

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Just Money (1386 words)
When the silver dollar was first coined, and indeed up to the present date, the intention was that it should contain about a dollar's worth of silver, or 374 1/4 Troy grains of the pure metal.
For every dollar of its own sent out in the form of a bill by a national bank, the Government holds a dollar of the bank's collateral to guarantee the redemption of the note if the bank should fail.
The treasury note is really an engraved promissory note of the United States Government made payable to the bearer, and bearing the signatures of the Treasurer and Register of the Treasury.
United States five-dollar bill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1175 words)
The $5 bill is sometimes nicknamed a fin, although this usage is far less common today than it was in the early 20th century.
1869: A new $5 United States Note was issued with a small portrait of Andrew Jackson on the left and a vignette of a pioneer family in the middle.
May 24, 2000: To combat evolving counterfeiting, a new $5 bill was issued under series 1999 whose design was similar in style to the $100, $50, $20, and $10 bills that had all undergone previous design changes.
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