Who is on the 50 Dollar Bill?

Our 18th President, Ulysses S. Grant is the president who is on the 50 dollar bill.

On the newest bill, Grant is freed from the oval frame to which he’s been confined since 1913, appearing instead before a stylized red, white and blue American flag backdrop. There’s a small, metallic blue star near Grant’s left shoulder, and on the reverse side the image of the U.S. Capitol is flanked by clouds of small yellow “50″s. [source]

There have actually been NINE figures to bless the front of the $50 dollar bill:

1. 1861: Bald Eagle
2. 1862: Alexander Hamilton
3. 1869: Henry Clay
4. 1870: George Washington
5. 1874: Benjamin Franklin
6. 1878: Edward Everett
7. 1882: Silas Wright
8. 1891: William H. Seward
9. 1913: Ulysses Grant

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing says the “average life” of a $50 bill in circulation is 55 months before it is replaced due to wear. Watch out Ulysses! They might go ahead an redesign again next time the press is hot!