A reality based independent journal of observation & analysis, serving the Flathead Valley & Montana since 2006. © James Conner.
Farewell Alexander Hamilton, hello Jeanette Rankin? That’s what will happen to our ten-dollar Federal Reserve Note if Sen. Steve Daines’ recommendation is accepted by Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew.
Here’s what the Rankinized sawbuck might look like:
And here’s what the sawbuck looked like when the central portrait was of the bison:
Perhaps we should downsize the old buffalo bill, put Jeanette in the left quadrant, put Alexander in the right, add modern security features, keep the X behind the numeral 10, and re-issue that grand and glorious banknote.
Meanwhile, a tip of the hat to Sen. Daines. Recommending Rankin was a savvy move.