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$100 Note Fact Sheet

$2 Note Fact Sheet

African Americans on U.S. Currency

Autos on the Back of U.S. $10 Notes

Facts About The Dollar Bill

Fun facts about U.S. banknotes

Origin of the $ Sign

Portraits on High Denomination Notes

Vignette on the Reverse of the $5 U.S. Note

Vignette on the Reverse of the $5 U.S. Note

The vignette on the reverse of the five-dollar note depicts a likeness of the face of the Lincoln Memorial as it appeared in 1922 when it was first dedicated. At that time, there were only 48 states that made up the United States of America. The names of 26 states were engraved on the front of the Memorial. This is why only the names of 26 states appear in the vignette on the reverse of the five-dollar note. In the upper frieze of the facade in the vignette the states are from left to right:

Arkansas, Michigan, Florida, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, California, Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas, West Virginia, Nevada, Nebraska, Colorado, and North Dakota.

In the lower frieze from left to right the names of the states are:

Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia and New York.