美元上的總統頭像怎麼決定誰在哪張bill上,為什麼華盛頓是一美元?誰夠資格有紀念堂,誰有雕像,誰只能命名街道?


根據美國財政部下屬的製版印刷局提供的資料http://www.moneyfactory.gov/faqlibrary.html:

Why were certain individuals chosen to be pictured on our paper currency?

The Secretary of the Treasury is responsible for the selection of the designs, including the portraits, which appear on paper currency. The July 11, 1862 Act of Congress provided:

"That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and is hereby authorized, in case he shall think it expedient to procure said notes, or any part thereof, to be engraved, printed, and executed, in such form as he shall prescribe, at the Treasury Department in Washington, and under his direction; and he is hereby empowered to purchase and provide all machinery and materials, and to employ such persons and appoint such officers as may be necessary for this purpose."

The portraits currently appearing on the various denominations of paper currency were adopted in 1929 when the size of the notes was reduced. Prior to the adoption of this smaller sized currency, a special committee was appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury to study this aspect of the design. It was determined that portraits of Presidents of the United States have a more permanent familiarity in the minds of the public than any others. This decision was somewhat altered by the Secretary of the Treasury to include Alexander Hamilton, who was the first Secretary of the Treasury; Salmon P. Chase, who was Secretary of the Treasury during the Civil War and is credited with promoting our National Banking System; and Benjamin Franklin, who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. All three of these statesmen were well known to the American public.

Treasury Department records do not reveal the reason that portraits of these particular statesmen were chosen in preference to those of other persons of equal importance and prominence. By law, only the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on U.S. currency and securities. Specifics concerning this law may be found under United States Code, Title 31, Section 5114(b).

根據法律,美元上的人物肖像由財政部長負責挑選,而不需經過國會批准,但通常會先諮詢國會。具體哪張紙鈔選擇哪個人物的理由則沒有披露。有一個有趣的事實是,自1929 年以來,美元鈔票上使用的歷史人物肖像從未改變過。

目前美元紙幣上的政治家包括:

  • 1美元:George Washington(第1任美國總統)

  • 2美元:Thomas Jefferson(第3任美國總統)

  • 5美元:Abraham Lincoln(第16任美國總統)

  • 10美元:Alexander Hamilton(美國第1任財政部長)

  • 20美元:Andrew Jackson(第7任美國總統)

  • 50美元:Ulysses Grant(第18任美國總統)
  • 100美元:Benjamin Franklin(美國開國元勛)


謝邀。對美元紙鈔了解比較少,就說說硬幣吧。

目前美元硬幣上的圖案和紙幣一樣也多為總統肖像,每次硬幣設計的變更都必須是國會議員在國會提出議案,經過參眾兩院均通過後經總統簽署後形成法律才能進行的。這一點美國比世界上大多數國家在手續上都更為嚴謹、繁瑣。所以美國硬幣人像的選擇並沒有一定的標準,而受當時當地美國民眾情緒影響比較大,與某議員或政治家等的推動也有很大的關係。

1美分硬幣正面是林肯總統像,林肯是1909年登上硬幣的,當年正值林肯誕辰100周年,美國人為紀念這位總統,就給了他這份殊榮(林肯是第一位登上硬幣等美國政治家)。

5美分硬幣正面是傑斐遜總統像,傑斐遜總統於1938年登上硬幣,據說與時任總統羅斯福是傑斐遜的仰慕者有很大關係。

10美分硬幣正面是小羅斯福總統,小羅斯福總統1945年於二戰勝利前夕死於任上,深受民眾愛戴。羅斯福是小兒麻痹症患者,生前曾大力呼籲民眾為基金會捐獻10美分硬幣,為表彰他為小兒麻痹國家基金會成立所作的貢獻,1946年開始發行羅斯福10美分硬幣。

25美分硬幣正面是喬治·華盛頓,1932年為慶祝喬治華盛頓總統誕辰200周年,發行該幣。

50美分正面是肯尼迪總統,肯尼迪總統於1963年遇刺身亡,是美國人心目中的悲劇英雄,1964年即通過將其頭像登上50美分硬幣的法案。

目前流通的1美元硬幣有兩個系列,1種是為紀念美國歷任總統而發行的總統幣,每位已經去世兩年的總統均會登上硬幣;另一種是薩卡加維亞1美元,薩卡加維亞是一位印第安人婦女。發行總統系列硬幣有幾個原因:在民眾中推廣歷史知識、刺激1美元硬幣的流通(美國民眾不喜歡用1塊的硬幣而喜歡用紙幣)等;薩卡加維亞1元硬幣的發行是為表彰印第安人在歷史上對美國所做出的貢獻。


在選擇把華盛頓印在哪個面值上的時候,一美元是流通量最大的紙幣。


當時貌似美元金本位,很值錢,然後一美元流通最大,所以自然就是華盛頓嘍~


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