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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British Virgin Islands currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
British Virgin Islands currencyCode US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
Government of the United States Virgin Islands currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
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this entity surface form: United States dollar
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this entity surface form: United States dollar
Haitian gourde isPeggedTo US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar (historically, not fixed)
Spanish dollar influenced US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Kavli Prize currencyOfCashAward US dollar
SPX currency US dollar
.INX currency US dollar
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McClelland, Iowa currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
S&P Global 1200 currency US dollar
University of Virginia endowmentCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
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University of Washington endowmentCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund currency US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
Ashfield, Massachusetts, United States usesCurrency US dollar
subject surface form: Ashfield, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Saint Croix currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Water Island currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
United States territories usesCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Wesleyan University endowmentCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
Emory University endowmentCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
CSCO currency US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
DIS currency US dollar
State budget of Florida currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Northern Michigan University endowmentCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
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this entity surface form: United States dollar
LUV tradedInCurrency US dollar
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this entity surface form: United States dollar
South Carolina pound usedBefore US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
South Carolina pound replacedBy US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Dili hasCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Florida State University endowmentCurrency US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
Government of the Northern Mariana Islands currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Red Hook currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Russell 1000 Index currency US dollar
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this entity surface form: USD
Saba currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar
Other Bets currency US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
RHT currency US dollar
this entity surface form: USD
New Providence currency US dollar
this entity surface form: United States dollar