silver certificate
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of silver certificate
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Example Sentences
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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
If you currently hold a silver certificate dollar bill, you may be wondering what it’s worth.
From Encyclopedia.com ● Apr. 9, 2018
In 1878, the United States Congress created legislation that allowed the government to issue silver certificate dollar bills.
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
In the second place, it was a silver certificate; why, in this other United States, silver must be an acceptable monetary metal; maybe equally so with gold, though I could hardly believe that.
From Crossroads of Destiny by Piper, H. Beam
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