Corrected TRIVIA: Lincoln Memorial on U.S. Currency

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by Clinker, Aug 16, 2010.

  1. Clinker

    Clinker Coin Collector

    Regarding the $5 paper currency printed from 1922. You know the reverse of the bills, silver certificates, banknotes and Federal Reserve Notes, bear the Lincoln Memorial on the reverse.


    As you probably know the actual Lincoln Memorial building is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. in close proximity to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial and the National World War II Memorial and was dedicated on May 30, 1922. You know the architect of the building was Henry Bacon, the sculptor of the main statue (Abraham Lincoln, 1920) was Daniel Chester French, and the painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin.

    You probably know the building is in the form of a Greek Doric temple and contains a large seated sculpture of Abraham Lincoln and inscriptions of Lincoln's two famous speeches, The Gettysburg Address and his Second Inaugural Address

    http://www.frbsf.org/currency/stability/notes/Kc2.html

    NOTE: The following links may lead to a $5 bill, note, or silver certificate for sale. The link is there for your viewing pleasure and is not an endorsement nor a disapproval of the item, its price or the entity tendering the offer.

    $5 Legal Tender Note 1953:

    kyzivatcurrency.com photo:

    http://www.kyzivatcurrency.com/scan.cfm?Mcatid=60&itmId=8003

    $5 Federal Reserve Bank Note 1959:


    kyzivatcurrency.com photo:

    http://www.kyzivatcurrency.com/scan.cfm?Mcatid=60&itmId=7754

    $5 Federal Reserve Note 1985:

    kyzivatcurrency.com photo:

    http://www.kyzivatcurrency.com/scan.cfm?Mcatid=60&itmId=7755

    $5 Federal Reserve Note 2001:

    A kyzivatcurrency photo:

    http://www.kyzivatcurrency.com/scan.cfm?Mcatid=60&itmId=6925

    Hope you enjoyed this trivia.

    Clinker
     
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  3. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

  4. Duke Kavanaugh

    Duke Kavanaugh The Big Coin Hunter

    Thanks as always.
    I love to learn.
     
  5. Clinker

    Clinker Coin Collector

    To randygeki and Duke Kavanaugh:

    Thanks to both of you!

    Clinker
     
  6. Duke Kavanaugh

    Duke Kavanaugh The Big Coin Hunter

    lol No I'm thanking you!!
    You not only post these but you thank us for reading them...people must just be too nice in Ft Myers :D
     
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