Franklin Delano Roosevelt , the 32nd President of the United States, is featured on the obverse (heads side) of the 10-cent coin. He has been on the dime since 1946.
The dime was chosen as a tribute to Roosevelt because he was a strong advocate and founder of the [March of Dimes organization] dedicated to fighting polio, a disease he himself suffered from.
Who is the person on the 10 cent coin?
The person on the obverse (heads) of the dime is Franklin D. Roosevelt, our 32nd president.
Who is the lady on a dime?
The winged Liberty is widely believed, however, to have been based on a 1913 bust Weinman sculpted of Elsie Stevens, wife of Wallace Stevens.
What president is on the $0.10 dime?
Great question! The obverse of the current dime depicts the profile of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the reverse has an olive branch, a torch, and an oak branch, from left to right respectively. The word dime comes from the Old French disme (Modern French dîme), meaning “tithe” or “tenth part”, from the Latin decima [pars].