Federal Reserve Note

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A Federal Reserve Note is the official paper currency issued by the central banking system of the United States, serving as the primary form of U.S. dollar banknotes in circulation.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf banknote
fiat currency
legal tender
authorizedBy United States Congress
backedBy full faith and credit of the United States government
circulatesAs primary form of U.S. paper money
colorScheme predominantly green
country United States
currencyCode USD
denominatedIn United States dollar
designApprovedBy Secretary of the Treasury
formerDenomination $1,000
$10,000
$100,000
$5,000
$500
governingLaw Federal Reserve Act of 1913
hasDenomination $1
$10
$100
$2
$20
$5
$50
introduced 1914
issuer Federal Reserve System
legalTenderIn U.S. territories
United States
material 25% linen
75% cotton
monetaryAuthority Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
nickname greenback
notRedeemableFor gold
silver
obligorText This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private
obverseFeatures portrait of a notable American
printedBy Bureau of Engraving and Printing
regionalIssuance Federal Reserve Banks
replaced Gold Certificate
National Bank Note
Silver Certificate
United States Note
reverseFeatures vignette or symbolic imagery
securityFeature 3D security ribbon on $100 note
color-shifting ink
fine-line printing patterns
microprinting
security thread
watermark
statusOfHighDenominations discontinued for public use in 1969

Referenced by (18)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
BEP ("Federal Reserve Notes")
Bureau of Engraving and Printing ("Federal Reserve Notes")
Bureau of Engraving and Printing ("Federal Reserve Notes")
product
Annuit cœptis ("United States one-dollar bill")
Benjamin Franklin ("United States one-hundred-dollar bill")
appearsOn
Gold Certificate
Silver Certificate
relatedTo
National Bank Note
United States dollar coins ("Federal Reserve Notes (for common $1 use)")
replacedBy
Novus ordo seclorum ("United States one-dollar bill")
United States twenty-dollar bill reverse (historical designs)
usedOn
George Washington ("U.S. one-dollar bill")
commemoratedBy
Andrew Jackson ("United States twenty-dollar bill")
depictedOn
United States Note
distinctFrom
Treasurer of the United States ("United States Federal Reserve Notes")
isWrittenOn
Silver Certificate ("Federal Reserve Notes")
redeemabilityChangedTo
United States Note ("Federal Reserve Notes")
replacedInPracticeBy
Silver Certificate ("Federal Reserve Notes")
supersededBy

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