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Continental Currency
American colonists issued paper currency for the Continental Congress to finance the Revolutionary War. -
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 Continental Congress adopted the dollar as the unit for the national currency. -
Greenbacks
The Notes were replaced by United States Notes. Commonly called "greenbacks" because of the green tint introduced to discourage photographic counterfeiting. -
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
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
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
The U.S. Treasury introduced redesigned of the five dollar and ten dollar bils to make counterfeiting more difficult.
