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The personifications of science, electricity, commerce, steam, and manufacturing on the $2 Silver Certificate in 1896. Wikimedia

Nowadays, $1 is synonymous with Washington, the $5 with Lincoln, and the $100 with Ben Franklin.

But these major historical figures didn't always grace United States currency.

Back in the day, there were US bills that featured a woman, a Native American chief, and even personifications of science, electricity, and commerce.

CreditRepair.com created seven gifs showing the major design changes in US currency over the years starting from 1862.

Check them out below.

The $1 Silver Certificate was actually the first bill to feature a real woman as the solo figure — the first First Lady Martha Washington — back in 1886. It also had Salmon P. Chase and a bald eagle once.

In 1896, the Treasury released an "Educational Series" of $1, $2, and $5 Silver Certificates, which featured allegorical motifs of "History guiding Youth," "Science presenting Steam and Electricity to Commerce and Manufacturing" and "Electricity as the Dominant Force in the World" respectively instead of actual people.

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