United States Note
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A United States Note was a form of U.S. government-issued paper currency, distinct from Federal Reserve Notes, that circulated as legal tender from the 19th century until its phase-out in the late 20th century.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States Note canonical | 4 |
| United States Notes | 2 |
| Greenback Dollar | 1 |
| Legal Tender Note | 1 |
| U.S. Note | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of paper currency
ⓘ
legal tender ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
United States Note
ⓘ
surface form:
Legal Tender Note
United States Note ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Note
|
| authorizingLegislation |
Legal Tender Act of 1862
ⓘ
subsequent Legal Tender Acts during the Civil War ⓘ |
| backing | credit of the United States government ⓘ |
| circulationForm |
large-size notes (pre-1928)
ⓘ
small-size notes (post-1928) ⓘ |
| circulationPeriodEnd | late 20th century ⓘ |
| circulationPeriodStart | 1862 ⓘ |
| collectibility | sought by numismatists ⓘ |
| colorOfSeal | red Treasury seal on small-size notes ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| denominationType | fixed-denomination currency ⓘ |
| designFeature |
elaborate engravings and guilloché patterns
ⓘ
portraits of prominent American statesmen ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Federal Reserve Note
ⓘ
Gold Certificate ⓘ Silver Certificate ⓘ the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 ⓘ
surface form:
Treasury Note of 1890
|
| faceValueUnit |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| finalIssueDenomination |
100-dollar note
ⓘ
2-dollar note ⓘ 5-dollar note ⓘ |
| finalPrintingYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| finalSeriesYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| firstIssueYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| governance | issued directly by the U.S. Treasury rather than the Federal Reserve System ⓘ |
| governingLaw | United States Code Title 31 provisions on United States currency ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first widely circulating fiat paper money issued by the U.S. government ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | American Civil War ⓘ |
| issuer | United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| issuingAuthorityText | United States of America will pay to the bearer on demand ⓘ |
| largeSizeIssuesPeriodEnd | 1928 ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | legal tender for all debts public and private ⓘ |
| maximumAuthorizedAmount | 346,681,016 dollars ⓘ |
| maximumAuthorizedAmountSetBy |
United States Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
Congress of the United States
|
| monetaryRole | component of the U.S. money supply in the 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| obverseText |
This note is a legal tender for all debts public and private
ⓘ
United States Note self-link ⓘ |
| purpose | to finance the Union government during the Civil War ⓘ |
| redeemability | not originally redeemable in specie ⓘ |
| redeemabilityChange | made redeemable in coin after the Resumption Act of 1875 ⓘ |
| replacedInPracticeBy |
Federal Reserve Note
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Reserve Notes
|
| serialNumberColor | red serial numbers on small-size notes ⓘ |
| smallSizeIssuesStart | 1928 ⓘ |
| statusAfterPhaseOut |
no longer issued
ⓘ
remains legal tender ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Legal Tender Note
this entity surface form:
U.S. Note
this entity surface form:
Greenback Dollar
this entity surface form:
United States Notes
this entity surface form:
United States Notes