Surprising People Who Have Appeared On US Currency

Chief Blackfish

Native Americans are grossly underrepresented on US currency, but hopefully, this will change over the next decade. Another of the famed Native Americans to make it onto currency is Chief Blackfish of the Shawnee tribe. He was featured greeting Daniel Boone on the front of the Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollar coin.

In fact, Blackfish is primarily known for his interactions and connection to Boone. The famed frontiersman was captured by Blackfish and his tribe during a daring raid. A respect grew between the two men as Boone began to respect the Shawnee way of life. Blackfish eventually died in 1779 from a gunshot wound to the leg became infected.