1874: The Series of 1869 United States Note was revised.Although this note is technically a United States Note, TREASURY NOTE appeared on it instead of UNITED STATES NOTE. The obverse of the note also featured green and blue tinting. 1869: The $1 United States Note was redesigned with a portrait of George Washington in the center and a vignette of Christopher Columbus sighting land to the left.Chase, the Secretary of the Treasury under President Abraham Lincoln. 1862: The first one-dollar bill was issued as a Legal Tender Note (United States Note) with a portrait of Salmon P.( approximately 7⅜ × 3⅛ in ≅ 187 × 79 mm - see also IBM punched cards) currency produced in 2009 were one-dollar bills. The Federal Reserve says the average life of a $1 bill in circulation is 5.8 years before it is replaced because of wear.
The inclusion of the motto, "In God We Trust," on all currency was required by law in 1955, and first appeared on paper money in 1957.Īn individual dollar bill is also less formally known as a one, a single, a buck, a bone, and a bill.
The design seen today debuted in 1963 when it was first issued as a Federal Reserve Note (previously, one dollar bills were Silver Certificates). The one-dollar bill has the oldest design of all U.S. President (1789–97), George Washington, painted by Gilbert Stuart, is currently featured on the obverse (front), and the Great Seal of the United States is featured on the reverse. The United States one-dollar bill ($1) is a denomination of United States currency.