Name/Title
United States One Dollar Silver Certificate Blue Seal-1935Entry/Object ID
1979.123.131Description
United States One Dollar Silver Certificate Blue Seal-1935. Without motto variety. "Short Snorter 7-7-42" written on right side of obverse edge. Most of the names are too faded to read. Accession number written on reverse in bottom left corner.Context
A short snorter is a banknote inscribed by people traveling together on an aircraft. The tradition was started by Alaskan bush flyers in the 1920s and spread through the military and commercial aviation. During World War II short snorters were signed by flight crews and conveyed good luck to soldiers crossing the Atlantic. Friends would take the local currency and sign each other's bills creating a "keepsake of your buddy's signatures"
Silver certificates are a type of representative money issued between 1878 and 1964 in the United States as part of its circulation of paper currency. They were produced in response to silver agitation by citizens who were angered by the Fourth Coinage Act, which had effectively placed the United States on a gold standard. The certificates were initially redeemable for their face value of silver dollar coins and later (for one year – June 24, 1967 to June 24, 1968) in raw silver bullion. Since 1968 they have been redeemable only in Federal Reserve Notes and are thus obsolete, but still valid legal tender at their face value and thus are still an accepted form of currency. Large-size silver certificates (1878 to 1923) were issued initially in denominations from $10 to $1,000 (in 1878 and 1880) and in 1886 the $1, $2, and $5 were authorized. In 1928, all United States bank notes were re-designed and the size reduced. The small-size silver certificate (1928–1964) was only regularly issued in denominations of $1, $5, and $10.Collection
BanknotesMade/Created
Bureau
Bureau of Engraving and PrintingDate made
1878 - 1964Time Period
19th Century, 20th CenturyPlace of Origin
Country
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaBanknote Details
Banknote Type
Silver Certificate (United States)Currency
United States DollarDenomination
1Issuing Authority
United States TreasuryProduction Dates
1935Serial Number
14955253Obverse
Description
Portrait of George Washington at center.
Treasurer's Signature and 1 at left.
Secretary's Signature and Treasury Seal at right.Transcription
SILVER CERTIFICATE
THIS CERTIFIES 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 DEMANDReverse
Description
Great Seal of the United States around ONE.Transcription
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ONE
ONE DOLLARLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Money, PaperNomenclature Primary Object Term
MoneyNomenclature Class
Exchange MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallWidth
2-5/8 inLength
6-1/8 in
