list of Continental currency banknotes, which were printed from 1775 through 1779. Banknotes of the United States dollar Continental Currency dollar coin...

From 1775 to 1779, the Continental Congress issued Continental currency banknotes. Then there was a period when the United States just used gold and silver...

in 1775 and 1776, before and as independence was declared. Continental currency banknotes displayed the name 'The United Colonies' from May 1775 until...

Program page with images of all current banknotes U.S. Mint: Image Library Historical and current banknotes of the United States (in English and German)...

issuing its own banknotes and regulating issuance of banknotes by private banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Sterling banknotes issued by other jurisdictions...

while banknotes are used for higher values. Counterfeiting, including the forgery of banknotes, is an inherent challenge in issuing currency. It is countered...

The Continental Marines were the amphibious infantry of the American Colonies (and later the United States) during the American Revolutionary War. The...

red book summary of the value of banknotes and coins in circulation is shown in the table below where the local currency is converted to US dollars using...

and issue of banknotes. The Secretary, with input from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, has final approval over the design of banknotes. The redesign...

The Second Continental Congress was the late 18th-century meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution...

agent for the United States Government; and in manufacturing coins and currency. The Chief Financial Officer of the government, the Secretary serves as...

for military expenses. The Continental Congress also issued paper money during the revolution — known as continental currency — to fund the war effort....

National Bank Notes were United States currency banknotes issued by National Banks chartered by the United States Government. The notes were usually backed...

There has been significant counterfeiting of Euro banknotes and coins since the launch of the currency in 2002, but considerably less than that of the US...

planchets. The United States started issuing its own banknotes in 1776, denominated in Continental Currency, after the start of the American Revolutionary War...

The Currency Act or Paper Bills of Credit Act is one of several Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain that regulated paper money issued by the colonies...

The United States has produced several coins and banknotes of its dollar which no longer circulate or have been disused. Many of these were removed for...

began in 1775, the Continental Congress began issuing paper money known as Continental currency, or Continentals. Continental currency was denominated in...

dollar was worth 91.69 cents in gold. This fueled currency speculation (e.g., redeeming banknotes for silver coin which was then sold at a premium as...

the system remained poorly integrated across state lines. Though all banknotes were uniformly denominated in dollars, notes would often circulate at...

The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary...

as well as by most Democrats. The issue was over what would back the US currency. The two options were gold (wanted by the "Goldbugs" and William McKinley)...

monetary arrangement where banks are free to issue their own paper currency (banknotes) while also being subject to no special regulations beyond those...

Liberty. A flag having 13 horizontal red and white stripes was used by the Continental Navy and by American merchant ships during the war, although the two...

continental regulars, the militia would frequently fire ragged irregular volleys from a forward skirmish line or from the flanks of the Continental Army...

of the fiat currency, issued by the Continental Congress immediately prior to and during the American Revolutionary War—the "Continental". In simpler...

The other is the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which prints paper currency. The first United States Mint was created in Philadelphia in 1792, and...

the First Continental Congress, and a signer of the Continental Association. John Rogers, Maryland lawyer and judge, delegate to the Continental Congress...

proposes a Continental Charter (or Charter of the United Colonies) that would be an American Magna Carta. Paine writes that a Continental Charter "should...

1774, and expelling British officials by 1775. Assembled at the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, after armed conflict had broken out in April...