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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is a government agency within the United States Department of the Treasury that designs and produces a variety of security products for the United States government, most notable of which is paper currency for the Federal Reserve. -
Second National Bank
The south façade of the Second Bank of the United States at 4th and Chestnut Streets in Independence National Historical Park, August 2006 -
Greenbacks
a fiat currency issued during the American Civil War -
Civil War
a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 between the United States (the "Union" or the "North") and several Southern slave states that had declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America (the "Confederacy" or the "South"). -
Creation of the Dollar
The history of the dollar in North America pre-dates American independence.[1] It began with the issuance of early American currency called the colonial scrip. -
In God We Trust
In God we trust " was adopted as the official motto of the United States in 1956 as an alternative or replacement to the unofficial motto of E pluribus unum, adopted when the Great Seal of the United States was created and adopted in 1782 -
National Bank Notes
National Bank Notes were United States currency banknotes issued by National banks chartered by the United States Government. -
Curency Design
It is where the bill design gets changed. -
Goldstandard
An Act To define and fix the standard of value, to maintain the parity of all forms of money issued or coined by the United States, to refund the public debt, and for other purposes. -
Federal Reserve Act
An Act To provide for the establishment of Federal reserve banks, to furnish an elastic currency, to afford means of rediscounting commercial paper, to establish a more effective supervision of banking in the United States, and for other purposes. -
Stock Market Crash
A stock market crash is a sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a significant cross-section of a stock market, resulting in a significant loss of paper wealth. -
Security Thread and Micro Printing
A security thread is a security feature of many bank notes to protect against counterfeiting, consisting of a thin ribbon that is threaded through the note's paper -
FDIC
President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Banking Act of 1933, a part of which established the FDIC. -
Goverment Bailout
A bailout is a colloquial pejorative term for giving a loan to a company or country which faces serious financial difficulty or bankruptcy. It may also be used to allow a failing entity to fail gracefully without spreading contagion. -
50 States Quarters Program Act
1999 and ran through 2008, with five new quarters released every year. The quarters were released in the order that the states joined the union. Each quarter features a different state design on the back.