Silver Certificate

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A Silver Certificate was a form of U.S. paper currency once redeemable for a corresponding amount of silver, issued primarily in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Generate an image of Silver Certificate (A Silver Certificate was a form of U.S. paper currency once redeemable for a corresponding amount of silver, issued primarily in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States paper currency ⓘ
fiat currency precursor ⓘ
representative money ⓘ
authorizedBy Bland–Allison Act ⓘ
backedBy silver bullion ⓘ
silver dollars ⓘ
category obsolete United States currency ⓘ
circulationStatus no longer issued ⓘ
collectibleStatus popular with numismatists ⓘ
collectingSubtypes large-size silver certificates ⓘ
small-size silver certificates ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentStatus redeemable only at face value in U.S. currency ⓘ
denominatedIn United States dollar ⓘ
linked to: US dollar
designFeature blue Treasury seal ⓘ
blue serial numbers ⓘ
portraits of notable Americans ⓘ
faceValueType dollar-denominated notes ⓘ
introducedInYear 1878 ⓘ
issuedBy United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing ⓘ
issuingAuthority United States Treasury ⓘ
laterInscriptionChange in silver payable to the bearer on demand ⓘ
payable in silver to the bearer on demand ⓘ
legalTenderStatus not legal tender after 1968 redemption change ⓘ
monetaryPolicyContext bimetallism debate in the United States ⓘ
monetaryRole facilitated use of silver as money ⓘ
monetaryStandard silver standard representation ⓘ
obverseInscription one silver dollar (on early issues) ⓘ
payable to the bearer on demand ⓘ
primaryPeriodOfIssue early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
redeemabilityChangedTo Federal Reserve Notes ⓘ
redeemabilityEndedForSilver 1968 ⓘ
redeemableAt U.S. Treasury ⓘ
sub-treasuries ⓘ
redeemableFor silver ⓘ
regulatoryChange ended silver redemption under Coinage Act amendments ⓘ
relatedTo Federal Reserve Note ⓘ
Gold Certificate ⓘ
United States Note ⓘ
supersededBy Federal Reserve Notes ⓘ
typicalDenominations $1 ⓘ
$10 ⓘ
$5 ⓘ
usedAs circulating currency ⓘ
valueToCollectorsDependsOn condition ⓘ
rarity ⓘ
series ⓘ

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In God We Trust → firstAppearanceOnUSPaperCurrencyType → one-dollar silver certificate ⓘ
linked to: Silver Certificate
Federal Reserve Note → replaced → Silver Certificate ⓘ
Gold Certificate → relatedTo → Silver Certificate ⓘ
United States Note → distinctFrom → Silver Certificate ⓘ
United States banknote series → includesFormerType → Silver Certificates ⓘ
linked to: Silver Certificate