The person featured on the United States dime is Franklin D. Roosevelt , the 32nd President of the United States.
Roosevelt’s image was placed on the dime in 1946, the year after he passed away, to honor his contributions during the Great Depression and World War II, as well as his association with the March of Dimes, an organization dedicated to fighting polio, a disease he himself battled.
The reverse side of the dime features a torch, an olive branch, and an oak branch. These symbols represent liberty, peace, and strength, respectively.
Is Thomas Jefferson on the dime?
The process begun in 1909 was complete in 1964, when American Presidents were featured on every regular issue circulating coin; Abraham Lincoln on the cent, Thomas Jefferson on the nickel, Franklin Roosevelt on the dime, George Washington on the quarter-dollar and John F.
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.