Why is the word ''grant'' on the 50 dollar note?

That’s the name of the former President - Ulysses S. Grant read more

Ever since we went to the small size in 1929, we have had the same persons on each denomination ever since: $1 George Washington, $2 Thomas Jefferson, $5 Abraham Lincoln, $10 Alexander Hamilton, $20 Andrew Jackson, $50 Ulysses Grant, $100 Benjamin Franklin, $500 William McKinley, $1000 Grover Cleveland, $5000 James Madison, $10,000 Salmon Chase, and $100,000 Woodrow Wilson. read more

The United States fifty-dollar bill ($50) is a denomination of United States currency. The 18th U.S. President (1869-77), Ulysses S. Grant, is featured on the obverse, while the U.S. Capitol is featured on the reverse. read more