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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United States (during MLB season) usesCurrency US dollar
subject surface form: United States
this entity surface form: United States dollar
United States (during MLB season) currencyCode US dollar
subject surface form: United States
this entity surface form: USD
United States banknote series monetaryUnit US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Ilopango usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
La Paz Department currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Elephant Butte, New Mexico usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Plattsburg, Missouri currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Kennedy half dollar currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
BZD peggedTo US dollar
subject surface form: Belize dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
BZD peggedTo US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
OMR peggedTo US dollar
kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
ORLY currency US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
Governor of Connecticut salaryCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Hato Rey currencyUsed US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Salfit Governorate usesCurrency US dollar
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners currencyOfListing US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
GILD currency US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
NYSE:PC currency US dollar
Swan currency US dollar
subject surface form: Swan, Iowa
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Erin, Tennessee usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Primrose, Texas usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
NYSE:SO tradesInCurrency US dollar
subject surface form: The Southern Company
this entity surface form: USD
Coral Bay currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Commerce City currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Roth IRA currency US dollar
this entity surface form: U.S. dollar
Chelsea, Maine usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Taghkanic usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
City of Baxter, Iowa uses US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Ansari X Prize currency US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
Borough of Rockwood currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
OECD Creditor Reporting System currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
BHD peggedTo US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
BHD peggedToCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Saint Martin hasCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
San Luis Talpa usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Caddo Mills, Texas currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
The Curb operatedInCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
SunTrust Banks currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Arlington currency US dollar
subject surface form: Arlington, Texas
this entity surface form: United States dollar
La Unión currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Atlantic City usesCurrency US dollar
subject surface form: Atlantic City, Nebraska
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Thornville, Ohio usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Ofu County usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
West Virginia Parkways Authority usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Potter Valley Tribe usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar