Here is a list of some of the kinds of names a Chinese male might have at almost any time in Chinese history, although the details vary a good deal from time to time and place to place. The first four terms are the most important. xÃ¬ng å§ = surname (nearly always a paternal surname)
Chase wanted to be President, and he figured that having his face on popular currency would be killer buzz-marketing -- obviously, that didn't pan out. Above is a (suitably low-fi and non-counterfeity) image of that first dollar bill, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Chase's visage also graces the obverse of the 1929 $10,000 bill, as a kind of consolation prize for his demotion from $1 fame.
That honor goes to Benjam â¦ in Franklin; it is one of two bills to show the image of someone other than a US president. The other is the US $10 bill, which sports a portrait of Alexander Hamilton. On September 27, 1995, the government unveiled a redesigned US $100 bill.