The U.S. treasury announced changes to the $20, $10, and $5 bills last week.
The new $5 bill will keep President Abraham Lincoln’s picture on the front, but the back will now highlight historic events that happened at the Lincoln Memorial, featuring images of world renowned Opera singer Marian Anderson, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Juxtaposing Dr. King's image and other iconic voices of freedom on one side with President Abraham Lincoln on the other poignantly symbolizes the connection between the promise of a nation the fulfillment of that promise, and the never ending generational struggle to reach our promise,” Dr. Bernice King wrote in a statement.
She called it a “historical turning point in American and the world” that the legacies of these iconic and important figures will now be memorialized on currency.
The $10 and $20 bills will also undergo changes. The $10 will celebrate the history of the woman's suffrage movement. The new $20 bill will feature a picture of Harriet Tubman -- the first female to be on U.S. paper currency in 100 years.
Read more on the story behind the new bills here.