Silver Certificate
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A Silver Certificate was a form of U.S. paper currency once redeemable for a corresponding amount of silver, issued primarily in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silver Certificate canonical | 4 |
| Silver Certificates | 1 |
| one-dollar silver certificate | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States paper currency
ⓘ
fiat currency precursor ⓘ representative money ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Bland–Allison Act ⓘ |
| backedBy |
silver bullion
ⓘ
silver dollars ⓘ |
| category | obsolete United States currency ⓘ |
| circulationStatus | no longer issued ⓘ |
| collectibleStatus | popular with numismatists ⓘ |
| collectingSubtypes |
large-size silver certificates
ⓘ
small-size silver certificates ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentStatus | redeemable only at face value in U.S. currency ⓘ |
| denominatedIn |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| designFeature |
blue Treasury seal
ⓘ
blue serial numbers ⓘ portraits of notable Americans ⓘ |
| faceValueType | dollar-denominated notes ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1878 ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing
|
| issuingAuthority |
United States Department of the Treasury
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Treasury
|
| laterInscriptionChange |
in silver payable to the bearer on demand
ⓘ
payable in silver to the bearer on demand ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | not legal tender after 1968 redemption change ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicyContext | bimetallism debate in the United States ⓘ |
| monetaryRole | facilitated use of silver as money ⓘ |
| monetaryStandard | silver standard representation ⓘ |
| obverseInscription |
one silver dollar (on early issues)
ⓘ
payable to the bearer on demand ⓘ |
| primaryPeriodOfIssue |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| redeemabilityChangedTo |
Federal Reserve Note
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Reserve Notes
|
| redeemabilityEndedForSilver | 1968 ⓘ |
| redeemableAt |
United States Department of the Treasury
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Treasury
sub-treasuries ⓘ |
| redeemableFor | silver ⓘ |
| regulatoryChange | ended silver redemption under Coinage Act amendments ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Federal Reserve Note
ⓘ
Gold Certificate ⓘ United States Note ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
Federal Reserve Note
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Reserve Notes
|
| typicalDenominations |
$1
ⓘ
$10 ⓘ $5 ⓘ |
| usedAs | circulating currency ⓘ |
| valueToCollectorsDependsOn |
condition
ⓘ
rarity ⓘ series ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
one-dollar silver certificate
this entity surface form:
Silver Certificates