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 (series listed on the same line). 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 (in order of service):
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 (obverse). 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 (obverse) 1999 New Jersey state quarter (reverse) (Washington Crossing the Delaware) 2006 South Dakota state quarter (reverse) (Mount Rushmore) 2009 District of Columbia and United States Territories quarters 2010–2021 America the Beautiful quarters 2013 South Dakota ATB quarter (reverse) (Mount Rushmore) 2021-2025 American Women Series (obverse). 2026 United States Semiquincentennial coinage American Revolutionary War quarter (obverse)
Dollar coins 2007 Presidential dollar coin (obverse), 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, (reverse)
Banknotes Compound Interest Treasury Note $100 (with a vignette of George Washington standing) $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" (portrait on back) $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 National Banknotes $5 Series of 1882 Blue seal Washington on reverse
Gold Certificate $20 Series of 1905 (with reversed left-facing instead of right-facing portrait) $20 Series of 1906 (with reversed left-facing instead of right-facing portrait) $20 Series of 1922 (with reversed left-facing instead of right-facing portrait) Federal Reserve Bank Note $1 Series of 1918 Federal Reserve Note All $1 Federal Reserve Notes since Series 1963
John Adams Coin for circulation
2007 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2007.
Banknotes
National Bank Notes All $100 first charter period (on back in the engraved version of the painting Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull Federal Reserve Notes All $2 (on back in the engraved version of Trumbull's Declaration of Independence painting)
Thomas Jefferson Coins for circulation
Five cents 1938–1942, 1946–2003 (copper-nickel) nickel with Monticello on the reverse 1942–1945 (35% silver) 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 (similar to pre-Jefferson buffalo nickel reverse) "Ocean in view! O! The Joy!" (quote by William Clark) 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 (Mount Rushmore) 2026 United States Semiquincentennial coinage Declaration of Independence quarter (obverse)
Dollar 2007 Dollar (obverse), 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 coins 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
Coin for circulation
2007 Dollar (obverse), 4th of four U.S. presidents issued in 2007. 2026 United States Semiquincentennial coinage Constitution quarter (obverse)
Commemorative coins
1993 Bill of Rights commemorative coin series Half dollar Silver dollar $5 gold piece $500000 gold ingot
Banknotes
United States Note $5000 1878 (no series date) Gold Certificate $5000 Series of 1870 and 1875 $5000 1882 [DEPARTMENT SERIES] $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
Coins for circulation
2008 Dollar (obverse), 1st of four U.S. presidents issued in 2008.
Commemorative coin
1923 Monroe Doctrine Centennial half dollar, featuring profiles of Monroe
John Quincy Adams Coins for circulation
2008 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2008.
Commemorative coin
1923 Monroe Doctrine Centennial half dollar, featuring profiles of Adams and James Monroe
Banknotes
United States Note $500 Series of 1869
Andrew Jackson Coins for circulation
2008 Dollar (obverse), (released August 14, 2008) 3rd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2008.
Banknotes
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 (no series date) Gold Certificate $20 Series of 1928 $10,000 Series of 1870 and 1875 $10,000 1882 [DEPARTMENT SERIES] $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 (with redesigned enlarged portrait) Series 2004–2006 (with redesigned enlarged portrait) Series 2020 (moved to backside, Harriet Tubman on frontside)
Martin Van Buren Coins for circulation
2008 Dollar (obverse), (released November 13, 2008) 4th of four U.S. presidents issued in 2008.
William H. Harrison Coins for circulation
2009 Dollar (obverse), 1st of four U.S. presidents issued in 2009.
John Tyler Coins for circulation
2009 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. presidents to be issued in 2009.
James K. Polk Coins for circulation
2009 Dollar (obverse), (released on August 20, 2009) 3rd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2009.
Zachary Taylor Coins for circulation
2009 Dollar (obverse), (released November 19, 2009) 4th of four U.S. presidents issued in 2009.
Millard Fillmore Coins for circulation
2010 Dollar (obverse), 1st of four U.S. presidents issued in 2010.
Franklin Pierce Coins for circulation
2010 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2010.
James Buchanan Coins for circulation
2010 Dollar (obverse), 3rd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2010.
Abraham Lincoln
Coins for circulation
One cent 19091942, 19441958 (95% copper, 5% zinc and tin) Wheat Ears cent a.k.a. "Wheat penny" 1943 (zinc-plated steel) Wheat cent 19591962 (95% copper, 5% zinc and tin ) Lincoln Memorial cent 1963-mid 1982 (95% copper, 5% zinc ) Lincoln Memorial cent 1974 (aluminum) Lincoln Memorial Cent 1982–2008 (copper-plated zinc) 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 (copper-plated zinc) Shield Penny
Quarter dollar 2003 Illinois state quarter reverse "Land of Lincoln" 2006 South Dakota state quarter reverse (Mount Rushmore) 2026 United States Semiquincentennial coinage Gettysburg Address quarter (obverse)
Dollar 2010 Dollar (obverse), 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 (Gettysburg Address)
Banknotes
$10 Demand Note $20 Compound Interest Treasury Note $20 Interest Bearing Note Fractional currency 50¢ fourth issue (with left-facing portrait)
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 (with redesigned enlarged portrait)
Andrew Johnson Coins for circulation
2011 Dollar (obverse), 1st of four U.S. presidents issued in 2011.
Ulysses S. Grant
Coins for circulation
2011 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2011.
Commemorative coins
1922 commemorative half dollar – 100th anniversary of Grant's birth 1922 commemorative gold dollar – 100th anniversary of Grant's birth
Banknotes
Silver certificate $1 Series of 1899 (with small left-facing instead of right-facing portrait) $5 1886 DEPARTMENT SERIES $5 Series of 1891 $5 Series of 1896 "Educational Series" (portrait on back) 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 (with redesigned larger portrait) Series 2004A (with redesigned larger portrait)
Rutherford B. Hayes Coins for circulation
2011 Dollar (obverse), 3rd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2011.
James A. Garfield
Coins for circulation