<P> The United States one - dollar bill ( $1 ) is a denomination of United States currency . An image of the first U.S. President ( 1789 -- 97 ) , George Washington , based on a painting by Gilbert Stuart , is currently featured on the obverse ( front ) , and the Great Seal of the United States is featured on the reverse ( back ) . The one - dollar bill has the oldest overall design of all U.S. currency currently being produced ( The current two - dollar bill obverse design dates from 1928 , while the reverse appeared in 1976 ) . The obverse design of the dollar bill seen today debuted in 1963 ( the reverse in 1935 ) when it was first issued as a Federal Reserve Note ( previously , one dollar bills were Silver Certificates ) . </P>
<P> The United States one - dollar bill ( $1 ) is a denomination of United States currency . An image of the first U.S. President ( 1789 -- 97 ) , George Washington , based on a painting by Gilbert Stuart , is currently featured on the obverse ( front ) , and the Great Seal of the United States is featured on the reverse ( back ) . The one - dollar bill has the oldest overall design of all U.S. currency currently being produced ( The current two - dollar bill obverse design dates from 1928 , while the reverse appeared in 1976 ) . The obverse design of the dollar bill seen today debuted in 1963 ( the reverse in 1935 ) when it was first issued as a Federal Reserve Note ( previously , one dollar bills were Silver Certificates ) . </P>
what 's on the back of a dollar bill
what 's on the back of a dollar bill
the Great Seal of the United States
the Great Seal of the United States