United States Note
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A United States Note was a form of U.S. government-issued paper currency, distinct from Federal Reserve Notes, that circulated as legal tender from the 19th century until its phase-out in the late 20th century.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States Note canonical | 4 |
| United States Notes | 2 |
| Greenback Dollar | 1 |
| Legal Tender Note | 1 |
| U.S. Note | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T179148 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: United States Note Context triple: [Federal Reserve Note, replaced, United States Note]
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A.
National Bank Note
A National Bank Note was a type of U.S. paper currency issued by federally chartered national banks and backed by U.S. government bonds during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Federal Reserve Note
A Federal Reserve Note is the official paper currency issued by the central banking system of the United States, serving as the primary form of U.S. dollar banknotes in circulation.
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C.
Silver Certificate
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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D.
New Jersey pound
The New Jersey pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of New Jersey before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
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E.
Treasury
The Treasury is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and overseeing public finance, economic policy, and taxation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: United States Note Target entity description: A United States Note was a form of U.S. government-issued paper currency, distinct from Federal Reserve Notes, that circulated as legal tender from the 19th century until its phase-out in the late 20th century.
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A.
National Bank Note
A National Bank Note was a type of U.S. paper currency issued by federally chartered national banks and backed by U.S. government bonds during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Federal Reserve Note
A Federal Reserve Note is the official paper currency issued by the central banking system of the United States, serving as the primary form of U.S. dollar banknotes in circulation.
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C.
Silver Certificate
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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D.
New Jersey pound
The New Jersey pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of New Jersey before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
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E.
Treasury
The Treasury is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and overseeing public finance, economic policy, and taxation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of paper currency
ⓘ
legal tender ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
United States Note
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surface form:
Legal Tender Note
United States Note ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Note
|
| authorizingLegislation |
Legal Tender Act of 1862
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subsequent Legal Tender Acts during the Civil War ⓘ |
| backing | credit of the United States government ⓘ |
| circulationForm |
large-size notes (pre-1928)
ⓘ
small-size notes (post-1928) ⓘ |
| circulationPeriodEnd | late 20th century ⓘ |
| circulationPeriodStart | 1862 ⓘ |
| collectibility | sought by numismatists ⓘ |
| colorOfSeal | red Treasury seal on small-size notes ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| denominationType | fixed-denomination currency ⓘ |
| designFeature |
elaborate engravings and guilloché patterns
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portraits of prominent American statesmen ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Federal Reserve Note
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Gold Certificate ⓘ Silver Certificate ⓘ the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 ⓘ
surface form:
Treasury Note of 1890
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| faceValueUnit |
US dollar
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surface form:
United States dollar
|
| finalIssueDenomination |
100-dollar note
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2-dollar note ⓘ 5-dollar note ⓘ |
| finalPrintingYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| finalSeriesYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| firstIssueYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| governance | issued directly by the U.S. Treasury rather than the Federal Reserve System ⓘ |
| governingLaw | United States Code Title 31 provisions on United States currency ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first widely circulating fiat paper money issued by the U.S. government ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | American Civil War ⓘ |
| issuer | United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| issuingAuthorityText | United States of America will pay to the bearer on demand ⓘ |
| largeSizeIssuesPeriodEnd | 1928 ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | legal tender for all debts public and private ⓘ |
| maximumAuthorizedAmount | 346,681,016 dollars ⓘ |
| maximumAuthorizedAmountSetBy |
United States Congress
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surface form:
Congress of the United States
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| monetaryRole | component of the U.S. money supply in the 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| obverseText |
This note is a legal tender for all debts public and private
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United States Note self-link ⓘ |
| purpose | to finance the Union government during the Civil War ⓘ |
| redeemability | not originally redeemable in specie ⓘ |
| redeemabilityChange | made redeemable in coin after the Resumption Act of 1875 ⓘ |
| replacedInPracticeBy |
Federal Reserve Note
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surface form:
Federal Reserve Notes
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| serialNumberColor | red serial numbers on small-size notes ⓘ |
| smallSizeIssuesStart | 1928 ⓘ |
| statusAfterPhaseOut |
no longer issued
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remains legal tender ⓘ |
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Subject: United States Note Description of subject: A United States Note was a form of U.S. government-issued paper currency, distinct from Federal Reserve Notes, that circulated as legal tender from the 19th century until its phase-out in the late 20th century.
Referenced by (9)
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