silver certificate

American  

noun

1. a former paper currency first issued in 1878 by the U.S. federal government for circulation, equal to and redeemable for silver to a stated value.

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silver certificate British  

noun

1. (formerly) a banknote issued by the US Treasury to the public and redeemable in silver

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Etymology

Origin of silver certificate

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Example Sentences

In the 19th Century, the first US First Lady, Martha Washington, was on the $1 silver certificate and Native American heroine Pocahontas was in a group picture on the $20 bill.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2022

Technically, you can still exchange a silver certificate for a Federal Reserve note.

From Encyclopedia.com • Apr. 9, 2018

However, you may not want to do this as there is monetary value due to the historical significance associated with each silver certificate.

From Encyclopedia.com • Apr. 9, 2018

Investigators also tracked him to a series of silver certificate bills he lost at a casino.

From Washington Times • Mar. 9, 2018

The thumb-print of the secretary of the United States treasury, reproduced on the face of greenback, silver certificate and bank note of any series would discourage counterfeiting as nothing else ever has done.

From Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds by Lavay, Jerome Buell