<Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> United States Capitol </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design date </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> The United States fifty - dollar bill ($50) is a denomination of United States currency . The 18th U.S. President (1869--77), Ulysses S. Grant, is featured on the obverse, while the U.S. Capitol is featured on the reverse . All current - issue $50 bills are Federal Reserve Notes . </P> <P> As of December 2013, the average life of a $50 bill in circulation is 8.5 years, or approximately 102 months, before it is replaced due to wear . Approximately 6% of all notes printed in 2009 were $50 bills . They are delivered by Federal Reserve Banks in brown straps . </P>

Who's picture is on the $50 bill