Funny how I went there earlier this week…
This just in, Jane Austen to be face of the Bank of England £10 note.
Anyway, I targeted Alexander Hamilton for replacement here but, really, any of the guys from over 150 years ago, many of which (cross) dressed like pirates, could and probably should be replaced.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I get it, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson created this country. But can anyone honestly say that those guys don’t have enough recognition already?
I mean, poor Millard Fillmore gets nothing…
Anyway, enough with the commemorative postage stamps, lets get some fresh faces on the currency!
My votes, in no select order, of more contemporary folks who haven’t been on any widely circulated US currency that I’m aware of are:
- Thomas Edison
- Henry Ford
- John D. Rockefeller
- Ronald Reagan
- Martin Luther King
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Hank Aaron
- George Patton
- Neil Armstrong
- Oprah Winfrey
- Bill Gates
The problem with more contemporary and current people is the rancid state of politics. It’s amazing anyone even gets on a stamp. “Neutral” inventors like Edison is an interesting idea. Of course, we would probably quickly learn about his political beliefs.