Surprising People Who Have Appeared On US Currency

Sacagawea

If you’ve not heard of Sacagawea then don’t feel bad, most Americans haven’t. She was a Shoshone Indian who traveled for two years as part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. She was the only woman in the group and also carried a small child with her during this time.

She proved to be one of the key components of the expedition due to her knowledge of tribal relations and the contacts she had. She is believed to have passed away in 1812. In order to commemorate what she did, she was placed on the front of the US gold dollar coin; it replaced the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin.