Abraham Lincoln
Because of the "wheat ears" on the reverse of the coin; Left and right sides closest to the edge. They were issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincolns birth.
The Lincoln cent is the first circulating US coin (1909) to have a portrait of a real person and was struck to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Lincolns birth.
Most of the colonies had issued coins earlier, but the first officially struck US coin was the 1793 Fugio Cent.
Abraham Lincoln's picture appears on the US one cent piece (penny). His picture also appears on the US $5 bill. His likeness is also carved on the Mount Rushmore Monument in South Dakota.
A cent.
The last Indian head pennies were minted in 1909. All cents from 1913 carry the familiar portrait of Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln, the sixteeth president of the United Stactes of America. On the reverse side is an engraving of his monument in Washington DC, USA
No, George Washington is not on the penny. Abraham Lincoln is featured on the front (obverse) of the penny.
It's the portrait of LINCOLN
Because 1909 was the 100th year of Lincolns birth.
A portrait of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, appears on the front of the US 1 cent piece.If you are asking about the Canadian, Australian or New Zealand 1 cent piece or the British penny, the answer is Queen Elizabeth the Second.