US dollar

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The US dollar is the official currency of the United States and the world’s primary reserve currency used widely in global trade and finance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fiat currency
national currency
reserve currency
backing full faith and credit of the United States government
banknotesIssuedBy Federal Reserve System
surface form: Federal Reserve Banks
centralBank Federal Reserve System
coinDenominationsInclude 1 cent
1 dollar
10 cents
25 cents
5 cents
50 cents
coinsIssuedBy United States Department of the Treasury
surface form: United States Mint
country United States of America
currencyCode USD
denominationsInclude $1
$10
$100
$2
$20
$5
$50
establishedBy Coinage Act of 1792
historicalStandard Bretton Woods system
gold standard
introduced 1792
isAnchorCurrencyFor many currency pegs
isMostTradedCurrency true
isPrimaryReserveCurrency true
issuingAuthority United States Department of the Treasury
isWorldTradeCurrency true
languageOnBanknotes English
legalTenderIn Washington, D.C.
surface form: District of Columbia

U.S. territories
United States of America
monetaryPolicyAuthority Federal Reserve Board of Governors
surface form: Federal Reserve System
numericCode 840
officialCurrencyOf Ecuador
El Salvador
Federated States of Micronesia
Marshall Islands
Palau
Panama
Timor-Leste
United States of America
Zimbabwe
region North America
replaced Continental currency
subunit cent
subunitRatio 1 dollar = 100 cents
symbol $
usedAs medium of exchange
store of value
unit of account
usedAsReserveCurrencyBy many central banks worldwide
usedInCommodityPricing crude oil
gold
many internationally traded commodities
usedInForeignExchangeMarkets extensively
usedInInternationalTrade widely

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Maryland's 4th congressional district uses US dollar
this entity surface form: U.S. dollar
Knickerbocker Trust Company operatedInCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: U.S. dollar
Disney Gift Card currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
ETB isQuotedAgainst US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
Cambridge, Ohio, United States currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
ERJ hasCurrency US dollar
ERJ hasSettlementCurrency US dollar
Dakota Territory currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Yeshiva University endowmentCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
Harbour Island usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Forest Hill, Texas currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Bardwell, Texas usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
The City by the Bay usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Cataño usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
South Greenfield, Missouri hasPrimaryCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
LRD usedAlongside US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Poestenkill, New York currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
West Springfield, Massachusetts currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
MIT endowment currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Wisconsin Territory currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Brilliant Lady currencyOnboard US dollar
Lawndale, California currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Atoms for Peace Award currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Attala County currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
University of Minnesota (studied law by reading law, not formal law school) endowmentCurrency US dollar
subject surface form: University of Minnesota
this entity surface form: USD
Paulding County usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Old Navy Outlet currency US dollar
Ohio's 9th congressional district usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
WU currencyOfListing US dollar
subject surface form: Western Union Company
this entity surface form: USD
Southwestern University endowmentCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
JOD peggedTo US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Economy of Jordan exchangeRateAnchor US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Citibank currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Oakridge, Oregon currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Ely, Iowa currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Friendsville, Tennessee usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Kurdistan Regional Government secondaryCurrencyUsed US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Thaler influenced US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Maine, Broome County, New York, United States usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Weybridge, Vermont usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
West Chester, Iowa currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Carolina pound usedBefore US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Carolina pound replacedBy US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Sterlington, Louisiana uses US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Star Market currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Barclays Bank Delaware currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Pepper Pike currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar