silver certificate

noun

|Updated on: 19 Apr 2018

Definition of silver certificate

: a certificate formerly issued against the deposit of silver coin as legal tender in the U.S. and its possessions

Recent Examples of silver certificate from the Web

Martha Washington was on the $1 silver certificates in 1886, 1891, and 1896.

— marlena scott, Teen Vogue, "The Complete History of Money in America, From Pelts to Pennies," 13 Apr. 2018
In the late 1800s, Martha Washington was pictured on the $1 silver certificate.

— kristen jordan shamus, Detroit Free Press, "The case for Harriet Tubman: Why it matters who's on our $20 bill," 1 Sep. 2017

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