The Famous 'Faces' Ruling Powerful Currencies
Bangalore: Many people have hobbies of collecting coins as well as banknotes of different countries. But, have you ever wished to know about different currencies and the personalities featured on it? Usually, countries feature bigwig personalities on their banknotes to recognize their immense contribution towards nation.
Interestingly, in the U.S., there are about 49 prominent personalities who are featured on different banknotes. Similarly, in the UK, different regions have their own set of personalities pictured on currencies. Even there are countries that prefer to feature only one prominent personality on their currencies and such countries are India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Singapore and China. Read on to know more about the currencies and the picture featured on it, as listed by Rediff.
1) United States
Currency: Dollar
Currency denomination: $1
Personality: George Washington
The first president and one of the Founding fathers of the United States, George Washington supervised over the convention that drafted the constitution that reinstated the Articles of Confederation and established the President’s position. Being the first president, Washington's image appears on contemporary currency that includes the one-dollar bill and the quarter coin, and on U.S. postage stamps.
