Whose portrait is on the US $100 bill?
AnswerBenjamin Franklin
Hamilton is on the $10 and Jackson on the $20.
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7 fact-checked facts about cash and currency: the history of money, coins and banknotes, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
What machine lets you withdraw cash from a bank account at any hour?
AnswerATM
ATM stands for automated teller machine.
Going deeper
Which currency entered circulation as notes and coins across much of Europe in 2002?
AnswerEuro
Euro cash replaced many national currencies in January 2002.
Which country was first to use paper money widely?
AnswerChina
Paper money spread in China around the Song dynasty.
Which US agency prints paper money?
AnswerBureau of Engraving and Printing
The US Mint makes coins; the BEP prints notes.
Expert level
The ancient kingdom of Lydia, credited with some of the first coins, was in present-day which country?
AnswerTurkey
Lydia was in western Anatolia.
Which shells were used as money in parts of Africa and Asia for centuries?
AnswerCowrie shells
Cowries were durable, easy to count and hard to fake.
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