why Benjamin Franklin is featured on the obverse of one hundred dollar bill?
Is he more important than the other presidents?
2007-03-17 09:48:14 · 7 answers · asked by vincentvitojones 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Ben Franklin was never president. He was a key figure - if not THE most prominent -in the development of the US, the Declaration of Independence & Constitution, a great orator, a diplomat, inventor, scientist, philosopher, and philanthropist.
2007-03-17 09:58:27 · answer #1 · answered by steddy voter 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If George Washington was the "father" of the US, Benjamin Franklin is the "grandfather" because he paved the way for the others to follow. He was America's first "self-made" man who started with nothing more than the clothes in his back and rose to become one of the most famous men in the world because of his journalistic, scientific, diplomatic, political, philosophical, and entrepreneurial achievements and contributions to the betterment of humankind. He was able to retire around age 40 to pursure whatever interests he fancied and enjoyed audiences with European royalty in an era in which that was virtually unthinkable for "common folk" which was were he came from. He is the only Founding Father whose signature appears on ALL three Charters of Freedom.
So, yes, he deserves to be on our highest denomination of currency because he was THE MAN!
p/s "obverse" is a term generally used by numismatists to describe the side of a coin which features a human likeness but can be easily used by currency collectors as well
2007-03-17 11:32:43 · answer #2 · answered by S D Modiano 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a trick question, y'all.
ADJECTIVE: obverse
Facing or turned toward the observer: the obverse side of a statue.
Serving as a counterpart or complement.
Why doesn't vincentvitojones state the question as "Why is Franklin's picture on the front of the $100.00 bill?"
If you are looking at the BACK of a Cnote - that is ALSO the OBVERSE side.
2007-03-17 11:31:45 · answer #3 · answered by jim_elkins 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Benjamin Franklin replaced right into a significant area of the yank conflict for Independence. he replaced into on the time the ambassador to France and he did plenty to income french help and help to the yank reason.
2016-10-02 07:13:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congress decided to put him there. At the time a One Hundred Dollar bill was seldom seen.
2007-03-17 10:12:39 · answer #5 · answered by bigjohn B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He wasn't a president, but he persuaded French politicians to send troops to help the US in the Revolutionary War.
2007-03-17 10:06:34 · answer #6 · answered by Avner Eliyahu R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was a founding father, not a president.
He was also a freemason and a scientist.
So we honor his contributions buy using his likeness.
$100 sounds good to me.
2007-03-17 09:55:21 · answer #7 · answered by Wonka 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋