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In 1929, U.S. currency was standardized with uniform portraits on faces and emblems and monuments on the backs. Six denominations are now produced and feature the following.
$100 Franklin

Independence Hall
$50 Grant



U.S. Capitol

$20 Jackson

White House
$10 Hamilton

Treasury Building
$5 Lincoln

Lincoln Memorial
$1 Washington

Great Seal of the U.S.

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