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Who is on U.S. paper currency?
- $1 – George Washington, 1st U.S. president
- $2 – Thomas Jefferson, 3rd U.S. president
- $5 – Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. president
- $10 – Alexander Hamilton, 1st Treasury secretary
- $20 – Andrew Jackson, 7th U.S. president
- $50 – Ulysses Grant, 18th U.S. president
- $100 – Ben Franklin, a Founding Father
Paper currency no longer in print or circulation:
- $500 – William McKinley, 25th U.S. president
- $1,000 – Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th U.S. president
- $5,000 – James Madison, 4th U.S. president
- $10,000 – Salmon Chase, U.S. Treasury secretary under Abraham Lincoln
- $100,000 – Woodrow Wilson, 28th U.S. president
The Harriet Tubman $20 bill is still waiting
In April 2016, President Barack Obama’s administration began an effort to place Harriet Tubman, an American icon known for saving slaves through the Underground Railroad, on the $20 bill.
Obama sought to replace former President Andrew Jackson with Tubman. Jackson is infamously known for forcing tens of thousands of Native Americans to relocate from the U.S. South to Oklahoma in what is known as the “Trail of Tears.”
The redesign was originally set to be unveiled in 2020 to mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. However, Obama’s plan stalled under the Trump administration.
In 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump criticized the plan as “pure political correctness,” and in 2019, then-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin underTrump announced a delay, citing the need to first upgrade security features on other bills.
The Biden administration later revived Obama’s initiative.
“The Treasury Department is taking steps to resume efforts to put Harriet Tubman on the front of the new $20 notes,” former White House press secretary Jen Psaki said, adding that U.S. currency should “reflect the history and diversity of our country, and Harriet Tubman’s image gracing the new $20 note would certainly reflect that.”
The Tubman $20 bill is now expected to enter circulation around 2030. She would be the first Black person to be placed on U.S. currency — not counting commemorative coins.