Monticello was Jefferson's pride and is the place where he did much of his work. It's considered to be a national icon so it's appropriate that it appear on the reverse of the coin bearing his portrait.
In addition to his political and philosophical writings he outfitted Monticello with things he invented such as special chairs and a unique dumbwaiter.
If you look right under the building, you'll see the word "Monticello". It was constructed by Thomas Jefferson.
Monticello. (Italian for "little mountain.")
If you look under the image you'll see the name is shown in small letters.
The name of Thomas Jefferson's home that is shown on the back of the nickel is Monticello.
Monticello.
No. The White House has never been on the reverse of the nickel. The building is Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home.
Monticello - An estate of central Virginia southeast of Charlottesville. Designed by Thomas Jefferson, it was begun in 1770 and was his home for 56 years. Owned by other families from shortly after Jefferson's death until 1923, it is now a national shrine.
Monticello is on the back of the nickel because it's one of the symbols most associated with Jefferson. He designed the house himself and it contained a number of innovations that were ahead of their time.
It's Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's house. The name is written directly under the image.
The third U.S. President, Thomas Jefferson, is on the nickel. His home, Monticello, is on the back of the coin.Thomas Jefferson.
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Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's plantation home.
The symbol on the back of a nickel is Monticello. Monticello is the home President Thomas Jefferson, who is depicted on the front of the coin.
Since 1938 the US nickel has had a picture of Thomas Jefferson on the front. The back side has featured a picture of his house, Monticello, for all years except 2004 and 2005 when four special designs were used in honor of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial.
The US 5 cent coin (a nickel). That is his home- Monticello- on the back.
The building on the reverse [tails] side of the Jefferson nickel is the home of Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, located in Charlottesville, Virginia. There is a caption right under the building that identifies it.