gold certificate


noun
  1. a former U.S. paper currency issued by the federal government for circulation from 1865 to 1933, equal to and redeemable for gold to a stated value.

Origin of gold certificate

1
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

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How to use gold certificate in a sentence

  • From the point of view of cover, the gold certificate is completely inelastic.

    Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur Phillips
  • Again the roll of bills came out and another $20 gold certificate was gathered in by Officer 666, who grinned as he took it.

    Officer 666 | Barton W. Currie
  • Then he faced about and remarked, "Whitely, I'd give a big gold certificate to know what nerve food you use!"

    The Story of an Untold Love | Paul Leicester Ford
  • We are so pleased with the "gold certificate," it proves you are doing your best.

    Bolax | Josephine Culpeper
  • "But for that I would never have this back," and he put into his pocket the green and gold certificate.

British Dictionary definitions for gold certificate

gold certificate

noun(in the US)
  1. a currency note issued exclusively to the Federal Reserve Banks by the US Treasury. It forms a claim on gold reserves deposited by the Federal Reserve Banks at the Treasury and is used to transfer interbank balances within the Federal Reserve System

  2. Also called: gold note (formerly) a banknote issued by the US Treasury to the public and redeemable in gold

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