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.


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 (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Note distinctFrom Silver Certificate
this entity surface form: "one-dollar silver certificate"
Gold Certificate relatedTo Silver Certificate
Federal Reserve Note replaced Silver Certificate