Traffic Exchange

Aug 4, 2013

James Madison $5000 bill

James Madison, Jr. was the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817). He is hailed as the “Father of the Constitution” for being instrumental in the drafting of the United States Constitution and as the key champion and author of the United States Bill of Rights. He served as a politician much of his adult life.


The $5,000 bill featured James Madison on the obverse. There is a large-sized $5,000 Federal Reserve Note on display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. The $5,000 bill was printed as a gold certificate in 1928, and a federal reserve note in 1928, 1934, and 1934A. As of May 30, 2009, 342 $5,000 bills were known to exist.[2] Currently, there are no known 1928 $5000 Gold Certificates in existence except the unique specimen (# A00000001A) in the Smithsonian Institution.