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Abraham Lincoln
Biography
Full Name:
Abraham Lincoln
Birth Date & Place:
February 12, 1809
Hodgenville, Hardin County,
Kentucky
Schooling:
No formal education
Lived:
Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana
Washington, D.C. (White House)
Death:
April 15, 1865 in Washington, D.C.
after being shot by John Wilkes
Booth

Achievements
1861-1865: He was the 16th
president of the United States.

His Emancipation Proclamation

helped free African-American
slaves.

Fun Facts
Nicknames: “Honest Abe,”
“Illinois,” “Rail Splitter”

Presidents’ Day, observed in

February, honors all U.S.
presidents, especially Abraham
Lincoln and George Washington.

After Lincoln became president,

11 southern states seceded from
the Union to form the Confederate
States of America.

His portrait is on the penny and

the five-dollar bill.

Quotes
“With malice toward none; with
charity for all; with firmness in the
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right, let us strive on to finish
the work we are in; to bind up the
nation’s wounds….”

What is the Value of a

Penny?
A penny is worth one cent. This
value can also be written as 1¢
or $.01

What is on the Back of

the Coin and Five-Dollar
Bill?
The Lincoln Memorial, a monu-
ment of Abraham Lincoln in
Washington, D.C., which was
added to the reverse of the one-
cent coin in 1959 to commemo-
rate his 150th birthday. It is also
on the back of the five-dollar bill.

What is the Value of the

Five-Dollar Bill?
A five-dollar bill is equivalent to
five $1 bills.
Trivia
Benjamin Franklin designed the
first penny.
The average life span of a penny
is 25 years and two years for a
five-dollar bill.

Web Resources
www.bos.frb.org/education/html/
fedcard.htm
www.usmint.gov
www.moneyfactory.gov
www.whitehouse.gov/history/
presidents
http://ap.grolier.com
http://www.americanpresidents.org

For additional copies contact

Public Affairs Department
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
PO Box 27622, Richmond, VA 23261

www.richmondfed.org
(804) 697-8109 or (800) 526-2031

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