money timeline

By aharris_20

  • continental currency

    American colonists issued paper currency for the Continental Congress to finance the Revolutionary War.

  • Continental Currency

    Continental Currency
    American colonists issued paper currency for the Continental Congress to finance the Revolutionary war.

  • The Dollar

    The Dollar
    The Continental Congress adopted the dollar as the unit for national currency.

  • U.S. Mint

    U.S. Mint
    The Federal Monetary System was established with the creation of U.S. Mint in philadelphia

  • Second U.S. Bank

    Second U.S. Bank
    The second bank of the U.S. was granted a 20-year charter

  • Civil War

    Civil War
    On the brink of bankrupcy and pressed to finance the Civil War, Congress authorized the United States Treasury to issue paper money for the first time.

  • Greenbacks

    Greenbacks
    Demand Notes were replaced by United States Notes.

  • The Design

    The Design
    The design of U.S. currency incorporated a Treasury seal, the fine-line engraving necessary for the difficult-to-counterfeit intaglio printing.

  • Redesign of $5 and $10 bills

    Redesign of $5 and $10 bills
    The U.S. Treasury introduced redesigned $5 and $10 to make counterfeiting more difficult.