Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) is featured on the United States dime.
His image was placed on the dime in 1946, the year after his death, partly due to his association with the March of Dimes, an organization he helped found to fight polio.
The design of the Roosevelt dime, created by John R. Sinnock, depicts Roosevelt’s profile on the obverse (heads) and a torch flanked by an olive branch and an oak branch on the reverse (tails), symbolizing liberty, peace, and strength.
Is FDR on any coins?
The Roosevelt dime is the current dime, or ten-cent piece, of the United States. Struck by the United States Mint continuously since 1946, it displays President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the obverse and was authorized soon after his death in 1945.
What coin is president Roosevelt on?
I can help with that. The dime is the United States’ 10-cent coin. The person on the obverse (heads) of the dime is Franklin D. Roosevelt, our 32nd president. He’s been on the dime since 1946.
What is the Franklin D. Roosevelt coin?
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential $1 Coin honors the 32nd President of the United States. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, New York, in 1882.
What president is on the $0.10 dime?
I can help with that. 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].