2007-03-09 02:40:42 · 13 answers · asked by Mary E 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
President Thomas Jefferson on some and an Indian (anonymous native American) on others and on the even older ones some lady liberty figures.
Jefferson this year has a new smiling face.
2007-03-09 03:01:50 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No one's "face" is on the nickle, (that would be pretty digusting) but Thomas Jefferson's "image" is on there.
Thanks to the Westward Journey Nickel Seriesâ¢, America's nickel changed for the first time in 66 years! Two new designs took their turns on the back of the nickel in 2004, while the image of President Thomas Jefferson on the front was the same as the image on earlier nickels. But the front of the 2005 and 2006 nickels showed new images of Jefferson as well.
The new designs celebrate two events of about 200 years before: the Louisiana Purchase and the westward journey of Lewis and Clark.
When Thomas Jefferson was President of the United States, he bought a piece of land from France called "Louisiana," an area much larger than the state of Louisiana today...so large, in fact, that buying it made the United States twice as large as it had been before. Since Thomas Jefferson was already on the nickel, it was the perfect coin on which to celebrate the Louisiana Purchase.
2007-03-11 18:48:45 · answer #2 · answered by Kate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson (13 April 1743 N.S.-4 July 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801-09), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States. Major events during his presidency include the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806).
2007-03-09 23:06:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson
2007-03-09 11:37:19 · answer #4 · answered by violinplayer06 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson
2007-03-09 10:43:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson
2007-03-09 10:43:28 · answer #6 · answered by santiago29134 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Although most of the people answering this question are from the U. S., I am from Canada--and we too have a nickel. The only person on our nickel is Queen Elizabeth II. We have a beaver on the 'tails' side--very a propos--beaver tail--the beaver is our National emblem along with the maple leaf! Sometimes we have commemorative coins. I believe the most recent commemorative nickel in 2005 had the V for victory--in remembrance of a similar coin which came out during WWII. However, on the 'heads' side the Queen was still present.
So whose face in on the nickel--The Queen.
2007-03-09 12:13:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
from 1883 to 1913 a bust of a female know as "the liberty nickel"from 1913 to 1938 a composite bust of three native Americans , "john big tree","iron tail and "two moons". this was known as the "buffalo nickel.
from1938 forward , the famous Thomas Jefferson, perhaps our
most forward thinking president ever, when you consider the
la. purchase, and his funding the Lewis and Clarke exp. his home, his bust is on the obverse side of the coin and his
home, Monticello is on the reverse side. thank you.
2007-03-10 14:02:24 · answer #8 · answered by tennis4746 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of the US and author of the Declaration of Independence.
2007-03-09 10:48:22 · answer #9 · answered by OhKatie! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jefferson, and he looks oh so funky in his new pose!
2007-03-09 10:45:50 · answer #10 · answered by Timothy S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋