United States two-dollar bill

High school (ages 12+)
Mathematics & Numbers

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/united-states-two-dollar-bill

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the obverse portrait subject?Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States (1801-1809)
2. What is the reverse design?Engraving of John Trumbull's painting 'Declaration of Independence' (c. 1818)
3. What does the front of the $2 bill look like?The front of a $2 bill shows a picture of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States.
4. Who painted the picture on the back of the $2 bill?The back of a $2 bill has an engraving of John Trumbull’s painting called "Declaration of Independence."

Obverse: The face or front side of a coin or banknote, typically bearing the primary design or portrait.
Reverse: The back or tail side of a coin or banknote, often featuring secondary imagery or text.
Denomination: The face value of a unit of currency, indicating its worth in exchange.
Numismatics: The study or collection of coins, banknotes, medals, and related objects.