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

It would repeal the Silver Purchase Act and begin the retirement of silver certificate one dollar bills.

From Encyclopedia.com • Apr. 9, 2018

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

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

Portraits of Morse and Fulton are printed on the reverse of the new two dollar silver certificate, affording a relief to the dreary monotony of ex-presidents, generals and statesmen.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 by Various