The two-dollar bill

Bend, OR

It is a legal form of U.S. currency but it has always been considered an oddball. Merchants in the U.S. give it skeptical looks when you hand it to them, and outside of the U.S. few people know it exists. Featuring Thomas Jefferson and the signing of the Declaration of Independence, I consider it a true American icon: unique and legal, but unexpected and striving for its place in society (or a cash drawer).

Liana