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<p>[QUOTE="jackeen, post: 137135, member: 5683"]For current sized US notes, the seal colors mean as follows -</p><p><br /></p><p>Green seal: Federal Reserve Note, legally a first lien on the assets of the issuing bank. Issued from 1929 to date.</p><p><br /></p><p>Red Seal: United States Note, legally a promissory note. Issued from 1929 to 1971.</p><p><br /></p><p>Blue Seal: Silver Certificate, legally a bearer's receipt for silver coins (or silver bullion) on deposit with the US treasurer. Issued from 1929 to 1963.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yellow Seal: Gold Certificate, legally a bearer's receipt for gold coins on deposit with the US treasurer. Issued from 1929 to 1933.</p><p><br /></p><p>OR - Emergency variety of Silver Certificates, issued to US forces in North Africa and Europe during World War II. Issued from 1942 to 1945.</p><p><br /></p><p>Brown Seal: National Currency, legally a receipt for gold bonds (or other securities) deposited by the bank of issue with the US treasurer. Issued from 1929 to 1935.</p><p><br /></p><p>OR - Federal Reserve Bank Notes, emergency issue during the Great Depression. Issued in 1933.</p><p><br /></p><p>OR - Emergency varieties of Silver Certificates and Federal Reserve Notes, issued for circulation in Hawaii and to pay US forces in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Issued from 1942 to 1945.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jackeen, post: 137135, member: 5683"]For current sized US notes, the seal colors mean as follows - Green seal: Federal Reserve Note, legally a first lien on the assets of the issuing bank. Issued from 1929 to date. Red Seal: United States Note, legally a promissory note. Issued from 1929 to 1971. Blue Seal: Silver Certificate, legally a bearer's receipt for silver coins (or silver bullion) on deposit with the US treasurer. Issued from 1929 to 1963. Yellow Seal: Gold Certificate, legally a bearer's receipt for gold coins on deposit with the US treasurer. Issued from 1929 to 1933. OR - Emergency variety of Silver Certificates, issued to US forces in North Africa and Europe during World War II. Issued from 1942 to 1945. Brown Seal: National Currency, legally a receipt for gold bonds (or other securities) deposited by the bank of issue with the US treasurer. Issued from 1929 to 1935. OR - Federal Reserve Bank Notes, emergency issue during the Great Depression. Issued in 1933. OR - Emergency varieties of Silver Certificates and Federal Reserve Notes, issued for circulation in Hawaii and to pay US forces in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Issued from 1942 to 1945.[/QUOTE]
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