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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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| Size | 156 × 67 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | SILVER CERTIFICATE THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE IS ON DEPOSIT IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THIS CERTIFICATE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR ALL DEBTS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ONE DOLLAR IN SILVER PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND |
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| Reverse lettering | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GOD WE TRUST ONE ONE DOLLAR |
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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.