answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The US $5 bill shows an engraving of the Lincoln Memorial. The top of the Memorial carries the names of all the states in the Union at the time the monument was built.

According to the Treasury Department, the names visible in the image are:

Upper frieze - Arkansas, Michigan, Florida, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, California, Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas, West Virginia, Nevada, Nebraska, Colorado, and North Dakota.

Lower frieze - Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Carolina, Hampshire, Virginia, and New York.

The States South Carolina and New Hampshire are shown without their prefixes.

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why are there state names on the back of the US 5 dollar bill?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Are the names of all 50 states on the 5 dollar bill?

No there are only 27 State names on the back of a 5 dollar bill..... I think


What twenty six things are hidden on the back of a 5 dollar bill?

26 state names


What building is on the back of the 500 dollar bill?

There is no building on the back of a 500 dollar bill


What is the back of the dollar bill?

A unique part of a dollar bill.


What are the metric names for a pennydime10 dollar bill 100 dollar bill and 1000 dollar bill?

Penny: Centidollar Dime: Decidollar Ten dollar bill: Decadollar 100 dollar bill: Hectodollar 1,000 dollar bill: Kilodollar


Names on two dollar bill?

Robert


Who is on the back of the 2 dollar bill?

The back of the two dollar bill depicts the signing of the Declaration of Independence.


What statue is on the back of the 2006 US ten dollar bill?

what statue is on the back of the ten dollar bill


Olivia bought two hamburgers at the state fair if each hamburger cost 4.10 and she paid with a 20 Dollar bill how munch change should she get back?

11.80 is what Olivia would get back if she bought two hamburgers at the state fair and paid with a 20 dollar bill.


Is there an alien on the back of the 2 dollor bill?

No, the signing of the Declaration of Independence is on the back of the two dollar bill. That's an alien holding the two 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


Why is there a pineapple on a fifty dollar bill Pineapple is on the back of the bill?

This pineapple is on the back side