U.S. Currency
Coins
One-cent Coin (Penny)
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Who is on the obverse (front)? Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President |
What is on the reverse (back)? Lincoln Memorial |
Five-Cent Coin (Nickel)
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Who is on the obverse (front)? President Thomas Jefferson |
What is on the reverse (back)? "Monticello," a large home that Jefferson designed and built for himself |
Ten-Cent Coin (Dime)
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Who is on the obverse (front)? President Franklin Roosevelt |
What is on the reverse (back)? Torch, Olive Branch, Oak Branch |
The 10-cent coin is the smallest, thinnest coin we use today. |
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Twenty-five-Cent Coin (Quarter)
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Who is on the obverse (front)? President George Washington |
What is on the reverse (back)? Varies by state |
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Fifty-five-Cent Coin (Half Dollar)
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Who is on the obverse (front)? President John F. Kennedy |
What is on the reverse (back)? Eagle from the presidential seal |
One-Dollor Coin (Golden Dollar)
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Who is on the obverse (front)? Sacagawea (Native American guide who assisted the Lewis and Clark Expedition) and her infant son |
What is on the reverse (back)? Eagle in Flight |
Banknotes
One Dollar Note
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Who is on the front? President George Washington |
What is on the back? The Great Seal of the United States |
Life span: 22 months |
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Two Dollar Note
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Who is on the front? President Thomas Jefferson |
What is on the back? The Declaration of Independence |
Five Dollar Note
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Who is on the front? President Abraham Lincoln |
What is on the back? The Lincoln Memorial |
Life span: 24 months |
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Ten Dollar Note
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Who is on the front? Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury |
What is on the back? U.S. Treasury |
Life span: 18 months |
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Twenty Dollar Note
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Who is on the front? President Andrew Jackson |
What is on the back? The White House |
Life span: 25 months |
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Fifty Dollar Note
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Who is on the front? President Ulysses S. Grant |
What is on the back? U.S. Capitol |
Life span: 55 months |
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One Hundred Dollar Note
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Who is on the front? President Benjamin Franklin |
What is on the back? Independence Hall |
Life span: 60 months |
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How much do they cost in the United States? |
When you visit the U.S., you have to exchange your H.K. dollars for U.S. dollars. One U.S. dollar is equal to about 7.8 H.K. dollars.
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Item |
USD |
Converted to HKD |
 Hamburger |
$1 |
$8 |
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$1 |
$8 |
Making a call from phone booth |
50 cents |
$4 |
A movie ticket |
$5 for kids $8 for adults |
$40 $64
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Pressed penny souvenir |
50 cents 1 penny needed to press figures on |
$4 |
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35 cents for daily paper $1.50 for Sunday paper |
$2.80
$12 |
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$2 |
$16 |
French Fries
Newspaper 
Ice-cream
