United States one-dollar bill (1860s series, as Treasury Secretary)

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The United States one-dollar bill of the 1860s series was a Civil War–era legal tender note notable for featuring Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase and reflecting early federal paper currency design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States one-dollar bill
United States paper currency
legal tender note
alsoKnownAs United States Legal Tender Note one-dollar bill (1860s) NERFINISHED
associatedEvent expansion of federal paper currency
category 19th-century United States banknotes
Civil War–era banknotes of the United States
collectibleStatus numismatic item
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
denomination one dollar
depictsPersonFrom Ohio NERFINISHED
designAuthority United States Treasury Department NERFINISHED
designSignificance early federal paper currency design
faceValue 1
faceValueCurrency USD
featuresRoleOfPortrait United States Secretary of the Treasury GENERATED
federalInstrument United States government debt instrument
governmentFigureDepicted Salmon P. Chase NERFINISHED
governmentLevel federal
historicalContext introduction of federal paper money during the Civil War
historicalEra Civil War–era United States currency
historicalImportance among the first widely circulated federal paper notes in the U.S.
issueDecade 1860s
issuingAuthority United States Treasury NERFINISHED
language English
legalStatusAtIssue legal tender
material paper
monetaryFunction fiat money
monetarySystem United States monetary system
noteSeries 1860s United States Legal Tender Notes NERFINISHED
noteType United States Legal Tender Note NERFINISHED
obversePortrait Salmon P. Chase NERFINISHED
officeHeldByDepictedFigure Treasury Secretary
period American Civil War NERFINISHED
portraitOrientation obverse
relatedTo United States Legal Tender Act NERFINISHED
replacedBy later designs of the United States one-dollar bill
securityPurpose prevent counterfeiting of federal currency
status obsolete banknote
usedFor everyday transactions in the 19th century

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Salmon Portland Chase appearsOn United States one-dollar bill (1860s series, as Treasury Secretary)