It’s National Dollar Day.
August 8 commemorates the day Congress established the U.S. monetary system in 1786.
The first U.S. dollar bill did not print until 1862. The image of George Washington did not appear either. The first greenback featured Salmon P. Chase, President Lincoln’s Secretary of Treasury.
Later, in 1869, the one-dollar bill portrait changed to bear George Washington’s picture in the middle and a Vignette of Christopher Columbus.
In 1874, revisions took place again on the front face of the one-dollar bill. The blue and green colors were removed and a red floral color added to the word, "WASHINGTON D.C". The words "UNITED STATES NOTE" also replaced the words "TREASURY NOTE" on the currency.
Other changes took place in 1880 on the one-dollar bill. This is when the red floral surrounding the word, "WASHINGTON D.C" was changed to a big red seal.
HOW TO OBSERVE THE DAY.
Spend or save a dollar depending on your preference. Add your own image.
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