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1 Dollar Silver Certificate, Blue Seal, With Motto
| Issuer | United States Department of the Treasury |
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| Year | 1935-1957 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by the two circular vignettes of the Great Seal of the United States — the unfinished pyramid with the Eye of Providence on the left, and the eagle with shield on the right — flanking the large intaglio word ONE at center. The motto IN GOD WE TRUST appears on a scroll banner above ONE, a feature added to Series 1935G and later issues. The overall design is rendered in green intaglio on a pale green guilloche ground. |
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| Signature(s) | series 1957A - Smith & Dillon series 1957B - Granahan & Dillon |
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The "In God We Trust" motto was added to U.S. paper currency beginning with the Series 1957 $1 Silver Certificate — this was its first appearance on any American banknote, predating its addition to Federal Reserve Notes by several years. The change came under pressure from Cold War-era legislation; Congress formally mandated the motto on all currency in 1955, and the BEP implemented it on the $1 Silver Certificate first simply because that denomination was already scheduled for a new printing run.
The series was short-lived by design. Silver Certificates were phased out entirely in 1964 when Congress authorized the Federal Reserve to issue $1 notes, and redemption of Silver Certificates for silver bullion ended in June 1968.