Currency of the United States of America

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Currency of the United States of America
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George Washington
A 1 bill usually lasts 22 months in
circulation. Almost half (48 percent) of the
bills printed by the U.S. government are 1
Great Seal of the United States
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The series 1976 note was printed to celebrate the
U.S. Bicentennial, 590,720,000 were printed.
Thomas Jefferson
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
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The 5 bill usually lasts 16 months in
circulation. The 5 bill shows the Lincoln
Memorial as it was in 1922. At that time there
were only 48 states. The names of 26 states were
engraved on the front of the Memorial.
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
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The 10 bill usually lasts 18 months in
circulation. The car pictured on the back of the
10 bill is not a Model T Ford, it is merely a
creation of the designer of the bill.
Alexander Hamilton (1st Secretary of the Treasury)
U.S. Treasury Building
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Andrew Jackson
The 20 bill will last about 2 years in
circulation.
The White House
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A 50 bill will last about 5 years in
circulation.
Ulysses Grant (18th U.S. President)
The U.S. Capitol
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The back of the 100 bill depicts Independence
Hall in Philadelphia. There are three people
shown in the engraving. Two (a man and a woman)
are in front of the hall close to the building
the third person is a man pictured looking toward
the building. The hands on the clock are set at
approximately 410. A 100 lasts about 8.5 years
in circulation.
Benjamin Franklin (Statesman)
Independence Hall
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Currency Fun Facts
Super-sized money belt. The 8 billion U.S.
notes printed each year are enough to wrap around
the earths equator over 30 times.
Mile-high millions.A stack of currency 1 mile
high would contain over 14½ million notes.
In for a pound The approximate weight of a
currency note, regardless of denomination, is 1
gram. There are 454 grams in a pound, so one
pound of currency would contain 454 notes.
Tough stuff! You would have to double-fold a
U.S. currency note about 4,000 times before it
would tear.
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What is the origin of the nickname "greenbacks?"
The nickname "greenback" originated as a name for
Demand Notes, non-interest notes with green backs
issued by the United States in 1861 to finance
the Civil War.
Who was the only woman whose portrait has
appeared on U.S. paper currency?
Martha Washington is the only woman whose
portrait has appeared on U.S. paper currency. It
appeared on 1 Silver Certificates, Series 1886,
1891, and 1896
When did using the inscription "In God We Trust"
first appear on U.S. money?
This inscription first appeared on U.S. coins in
1864. Almost a century later, Congress made it
the official National Motto, and today its use is
required by law on both U.S. coins and paper
currency. Use of the motto has been challenged in
court many times over the years but has been
consistently upheld by the various courts,
including the U.S. Supreme Court as recently as
1977
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• Money Trivia
• When was paper money first printed in the U.S.?
• The U.S. Department of the Treasury first issued
  paper currency in 1862 to make up for the
  shortage of coins and to finance the Civil War.
• What denominations of bills were first printed?
• The first paper notes were printed in
  denominations of 1 cent, 5 cents, 25 cents, and
  50 cents.
• How much does money last?
• That would depend on the denomination of the
  bills you use. Since there are 490 notes in a
  pound, if you used 1 bills it would weigh
  2,040.8 pounds, but if you used 100 bills it
  would weigh only 20.4 pounds.

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• Money Trivia
• How much money is printed each day?
• The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produces 38
  million notes a day with a face value of
  approximately 541 million. That doesnt mean
  there is 541 million more money circulating
  today that there was yesterday, though, because
  95 of the notes printed each year are used to
  replace notes already in circulation.
• How many pennies are made a year?
• There were more than 10 billion pennies made in
  1998. The actual number of coins produced, by
  denominations was as follows pennies,
  10,257,400,000 nickels, 1,323,672,000 dimes,
  2,335,300,000 quarters, 1,867,400,000.

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• Money Trivia
• What are the dimensions of U.S. paper currency?
• Our present currency measures 2.61 inches wide by
  6.14 inches long, and the thickness is 0.0043
  inches.
• What is money made of?
• Coins are usually made of copper and another
  element, such as zinc or nickel. Currency paper
  is composed of 25 percent linen and 75 percent
  cotton. Red and blue synthetic fibers of various
  lengths are distributed evenly throughout the
  paper.
• Has a woman ever appeared on U.S. paper money?
• Martha Washington is the only woman whose
  portrait has appeared on a U.S. currency note. It
  appeared on the face of the 1 Silver Certificate
  of 1896.