whose picture is on the money?

     In the United States, we put the pictures of famous people from the American past on the money--and only pictures of dead people appear on the money.  If you look at different currency ( paper money ) from around the world, you will see some that has a picture of the reigning monarch ( king or queen ) on it. The king or queen is on every bill and usually on every coin. The image of the king or queen is what makes the money "real" or "good". British money is a good example. Queen Elizabeth's picture is on all of the money.    
      Some countries around the world use the same system for their money that monarchists use--the picture on the money is of the current president or national political leader. Other countries use a system of only showing historical figures on the money, as we do in America. Most Americans would not be comfortable with the idea that one person backs up the value of our money, or that the money is in some way connected to one supreme person. Britons may be finding that they are uncomfortable spending currency--the new Euros-- that doesn't have their queen's picture on it.