U.S. one dollar bill

The U.S. one dollar bill ($1) is a denomination of U.S. currency. U.S. President George Washington, painted by Gilbert Stuart, is currently featured on the front side of the bill, while the Great Seal of the United States is featured on the reverse side.

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Denomination - U.S. currency - U.S. President - George Washington - Gilbert Stuart - Great Seal of the United States

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The first one dollar bills were produced in 1862. They featured a portrait of Salmon Chase, secretary of the treasury. The current design illustrated here began production in 1963 as a Federal Reserve Note. They are made of a cotton and linen blend, with red and blue minute interwoven silk fibers. Minor changes in the details of the design of the currency are made frequently by the Treasury Department, but are generally only noticed by enthusiasts and collectors.

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Salmon Chase - Federal Reserve Note - Cotton - Linen

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One dollar bills are delivered by the Federal Reserve Bank in blue straps.

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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing says the "average life" of a $1 bill in circulation is 18 months before it is replaced due to wear.

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The 1995 Save the Greenback Act prevented the dollar bill from being phased out in favor of the United States dollar coin.

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1995 - Save the Greenback Act - United States dollar coin

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