Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
currency
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
American_independence
|
| gptkbp:awards |
not redeemable after 1780s
|
| gptkbp:characteristics |
made of paper
|
| gptkbp:circulation |
1775 to 1783
limited acceptance after war |
| gptkbp:collectibility |
historical artifacts
|
| gptkbp:countermeasures |
widespread counterfeiting
|
| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
referenced in historical literature
|
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
symbol_of_American_independence
|
| gptkbp:currency |
gptkb:Spanish_dollar
$ fiat currency varied widely failed to maintain value paved_way_for_modern_U.S._currency_system transitioned_to_U.S._dollar |
| gptkbp:denomination |
paper money
|
| gptkbp:design |
various designs
|
| gptkbp:economicActivity |
funding the war effort
led to distrust in paper money |
| gptkbp:economicImpact |
contributed to post-war inflation
|
| gptkbp:finalDisposal |
worthless by 1780s
|
| gptkbp:firstAwarded |
1775
|
| gptkbp:governmentType |
initially backed by government promises
|
| gptkbp:governs |
issued to finance military operations
|
| gptkbp:hasAwards |
valued by collectors today
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
used_during_the_American_Revolutionary_War
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
preserved in museums
|
| gptkbp:historicalFigures |
Benjamin_Franklin_involved_in_design
|
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
significant_in_U.S._monetary_history
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
debated among historians for its impact
|
| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
documented_in_U.S._history_books
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first national currency of the U.S.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Continental dollars
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
British_blockade
|
| gptkbp:isExpectedTo |
land and resources
|
| gptkbp:issuedBy |
gptkb:Continental_Congress
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced_future_U.S._currency_design
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
not recognized after 1780s
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Continental_Currency_Act_of_1775
used in military payments |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
promissory notes
|
| gptkbp:notableUsers |
gptkb:Continental_Army
|
| gptkbp:patentExpiration |
1783
|
| gptkbp:productLine |
due to inflation
|
| gptkbp:publicPerception |
initially trusted, later distrusted
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:U.S._dollar
|
| gptkbp:services |
various private printers
|
| gptkbp:technology |
engraving and printing
|
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
|
| gptkbp:values |
1/6 of a Spanish dollar
|