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History of U.S Money

By FlammTay
  • Continental Currency

    Continental Currency

    American colonists issued paper currency for the Continental Congress to finance the Revolutionary War.
  • The Nation's First Bank

    The Nation's First Bank

    The Continental Congress opened the Bank of North America in Philadelphia as the nation's first bank to give further financial support to the Revolutionary War.
  • The Dollar

    The Dollar

    The Continental Congress adopted the dollar as the unit for the national currency.
  • Greenbacks

    Greenbacks

    The Notes were replaced by United States Notes. Commonly called "greenbacks" because of the green tint introduced to discourage photographic counterfeiting.
  • Standardized Deisgn

    Standardized Deisgn

    Currency was reduced in size by 25 percent, and a consistent design was introduced with uniform portraits on the front and emblems and monuments on the back.
  • In God We Trust

    In God We Trust

    Paper currency was first issued with the inscription "In God We Trust". The inscription appears on all currency Series 1963 and later.
  • 50 State Quaters Program Act

    50 State Quaters Program Act

    The program is scheduled to run from 1999-2008, with five new quarters released every year over ten years. The 50 quarters features a deisgn that honors each state's unique history and tradition.
  • Redesign of $5 and $10 bills

    Redesign of $5 and $10 bills

    The U.S. Treasury introduced redesigned of the five dollar and ten dollar bils to make counterfeiting more difficult.