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before and jusrt after the american revolution, Americans used English, Spanish, and French currencies
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American colonists issued paper currency for the Continental Congress to finance the Revolutionary War.
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Bank of North America in Philidalphea supported the Revolutionary War.
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Continental congress adopted the dollar as the national currency.
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Federal Monetary System was established
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Congress authorized the United States Treasury to issue paper money for the first time in the form of non-interest bearing Treasury Notes called Demand Notes.
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Paper currency printed In God We Trust for the first time
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The newly designed $100 was introduced in 1996, the $50 in 1997, and the $20 in 1998. The new $50 was the first to incorporate a low-vision feature, a large dark numeral on a light background on the lower right corner of the back, to help people with low vision identify the denomination.
