Penny Portrait is a term used to describe a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. The term is derived from the fact that the portrait was created using a penny as a model. The penny was chosen because it was the same year that Lincoln was born, 1809. The portrait was created by artist Victor D. Brenner and was first issued in 1909. It has since become one of the most iconic images of Lincoln and is featured on the United States one-cent coin.