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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Mili usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Nallu usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Boynton usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Braggs currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Celestica Inc. currency US dollar
Shady Shores, Texas currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Asan-Maina usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Sinajana usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Mongmong usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Columbus Grove, Ohio, United States usesCurrency US dollar
subject surface form: Columbus Grove, Ohio
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Hustler, Wisconsin usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Hato Abajo usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Puerto Rico Representative District 14 usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
El Tambo Canton usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Suscal Canton usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Bern, Kansas usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Treasure County usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Briny Breezes, Florida usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Bowdon usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Oikul usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar