Alexander Hamilton is on the 10 dollar bill because he was the first Secretary of Treasury.
The portrait on a US $10 bill isn't a photo. It depicts Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, who died 35 years before the creation of portrait photography.The picture shown is an engraving based on John Trumbull's 1805 painting.
The U.S. ten-dollar bill features a portrait of Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers and the first Secretary of the Treasury. Hamilton's image has been on the bill since 1929. The reverse side of the bill depicts the U.S. Treasury Building.
The face on the $10.00 bill is John Trumbull's 1805 portrait of Alexander Hamilton that belongs to the portrait collection of New York City Hall.
It will have the date "1950" at roughly the 5:00 position of Hamilton's portrait.
If you look just below the portrait, there's a caption that will tell you it's Andrew Jackson. Every U.S. bill in current circulation has an identifying caption below the pictures on both sises.
A portrait of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, has appeared on all US $10 bills since 1928.
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The portrait on a US $10 bill isn't a photo. It depicts Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, who died 35 years before the creation of portrait photography.The picture shown is an engraving based on John Trumbull's 1805 painting.
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A portrait of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, appears on the US $10 bill !!
The face on the $10.00 bill is John Trumbull's 1805 portrait of Alexander Hamilton that belongs to the portrait collection of New York City Hall.
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The portrait on the American 10$ bill is Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton, however, was never President of USA; he was the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
It will have the date "1950" at roughly the 5:00 position of Hamilton's portrait.
Alexander Hamilton, who was not a President , appears on the current $10 bill.In the old series, almost 100 years ago, Andrew Jackson was on the $10 with the same portrait now on the $20.
1922 $10 bills, like modern $10 bills, had a portrait of Alexander Hamilton. He was never president but was the first Secretary of the Treasury.
He's not on any US coin. He's on the $10 bill.