The person depicted on the United States dime is Franklin D. Roosevelt , the 32nd President of the United States.
His profile has been featured on the front (obverse) of the dime since 1946, the year after his passing. This choice was made to honor his leadership during the Great Depression and World War II, as well as his connection to the March of Dimes, an organization dedicated to fighting polio, a disease he himself battled.
The reverse side of the dime features a torch, representing liberty, flanked by an olive branch for peace and an oak branch for strength and independence.
What faces are on a dime coin?
I can help with that. “Disme” (1792)
Draped Bust (1796–1807)
Capped Bust (1809–1837)
Seated Liberty (1837–1891)
Barber (1892–1916)
Winged Liberty Head (“Mercury”) (1916–1945)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1946–present)
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.
Why is Franklin on the dime?
From my experience, Roosevelt used his position as president to appeal to the public for help. Singer Eddie Cantor jokingly urged people to send dimes to the president to help him with the cause. More than 2.68 million dimes were sent to the White House. This deluge of dimes led to the NFIP’s new name—the March of Dimes.