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The motto was added to $5 bills beginning with the 1963 series. It had been added to $1 bills in 1957.
Congress passed a law in 1955, at the height (or depth, depending on your views) of Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union, mandating the phrase on US paper currency. It was seen as a way of distinguishing the US from the "godless communists" who at that time threatened western democracies.
The motto first appeared on 2¢ coins in 1864 (during the Civil War) and was gradually added to all denominations after that time. However, it was never put on paper money until the 1955 law was written.
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Who is name is on the five dollar bill?
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, is on the five-dollar bill.
Why is the back of your five dollar bill red?
I looked, the back of my five dollar bill isn't red, but thank you for aski g
What president was on the one thousand dollar bill?
The President who was on the thousand dollar bill was Grover Cleveland. The President on the five thousand dollar bill was James Madison.
Which president was on the five dollar bill?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was on the five thousand dollar bill?
President James Madison
What is the value of a 1993 five dollar bill?
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Whose face is on the five dollar bill?
Abraham Lincoln is on the five dollar bill.
What is the value of a Series 1950 US five-dollar bill that does not say 'In God We Trust'?
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Abraham Lincoln is on the five dollar bill.
What is the value of a five dollar bill dated 1963?
what is the value of a five dollar bill silver certificate
How many five dollar bills are in a hundred dollar bill?
one hundred dollars is equal to twenty times five dollars, but there are NO five dollar bills in a hundred dollar bill.
Is there such thing as a five hundred dollar bill?
Yes there used to be a five hundred dollar bill. President William McKinley was featured on the face of bill. The five hundred dollar bill stopped being produced in 1934.
Who is name is on the five dollar bill?
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, is on the five-dollar bill.
What dollar bill was Abram Lincoln on?
Abram Lincoln was on the five dollar bill
How many nickels in a five dollar bill?
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What is the value of five 100 dollar bill thirteen 10 dollar bill and ten 1 dollar bill?
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Why did they add a big purple five on the back of the new five dollar bill?
This new feature was added to allow those with visual impairments to easily distinguish denominations.
