Change for the $20: Tubman to go on bill
Change for the $20: Tubman to go on bill
- April 21, 2016
- Bill Maurer, social sciences dean, on the face of the new $20, The Orange County Register, April 21, 2016
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The choice to place Tubman on the face of the $20 bill makes sense in part because two states can claim the iconic figure and she has a regional appeal in the Mid-Atlantic region, said UC Irvine anthropology professor Bill Maurer, who recently authored How Would You Like to Pay? How Technology Is Changing the Future of Money.
For the full story, please visit http://www.ocregister.com/articles/bill-374641-ocprint-tubman-lew.html.
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