Who is on the dime?
Dime Obverse: The current design on the obverse of the dime first appeared in 1946, soon after the death of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The Roosevelt dime was released on the late President’s birthday which was January 30th of that year. Reverse: A torch signifying Liberty, with an olive branch on the left signifying Peace, and an oak branch on the right, signifying Strength and Independence.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. Many believe his actions during the Great Depression of the 1930s were counter-productive. (ie. made the depression worse than expected and last longer), Roosevelt created the New Deal saying it would provide relief for the unemployed, recovery of the economy, and reform of the economic and banking systems, through various government agencies. Before the United States’ entry into World War II in December 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced price controls and rationing. After the attack on Pearl Harbor by forces of the Japanese Empire and after the declaration of war on the United States by Nazi Germany and by Fascist Italy, Roosevelt imprisonment massi
