Editing Monticello (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:Montcello 1956 Issue-20c.jpg|thumb|On April 13, 1956, the U.S. Post Office issued a [[postage stamp]] honoring Monticello.<ref>Scotts U.S. Stamp Catalogue</ref>]]
Monticello's image has appeared on U.S. currency and postage stamps. An image of the west front of Monticello by [[Felix Schlag]] has been featured on the [[Obverse and reverse|reverse]] of the [[Nickel (United States coin)|nickel]] [[United States Mint|minted]] since 1938 (with a brief interruption in 2004 and 2005, when designs of the [[Westward Journey Nickels|Westward Journey]] series appeared instead). It was also used as the title for the 2015 play ''[[Jefferson's Garden]]'', which centered on his life.

Monticello also appeared on the reverse of the [[United States two-dollar bill|two-dollar bill]] from 1928 to 1966, when the bill was discontinued. The [[Federal Reserve Note|bill]] was reintroduced in 1976 and retains Jefferson's portrait on the obverse but replaced Monticello on the reverse with an engraved modified reproduction of [[John Trumbull]]'s 1818 painting ''[[Declaration of Independence (Trumbull)|Declaration of Independence]]''. The gift shop tour ticket booths at Monticello hands out two-dollar bills as change.

The 1994 commemorative [[Thomas Jefferson 250th Anniversary silver dollar]] features Monticello on the reverse.