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.
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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
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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)
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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.
this entity surface form: "one-dollar silver certificate"