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To pay for the war, the Confederate States of America issued vast amounts of paper money during the Civil War. Likewise, the U.S. Congress authorized the printing of paper currency for the first time in 1862. This paper money was called the greenback.
The first known paper currency was issued in China during the Tang Dynasty in the 7th century. It was introduced by merchants and eventually adopted by the government to facilitate trade.
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Paper money of the United States is issued as Notes by the Federal Reserve, signed by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Treasurer of the US and is backed by the "full faith and credit" of the United States. So it is issued by and in the name of the US Government.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony issued the first paper money in 1690. The colonies would later form the United States. The first federally-issued paper money was printed in 1861 and 1862, to help pay for the Civil War.
Paper money is issued by the Federal Reserve.
If by "banknote" you refer to paper money including promissory notes and Treasury notes, the Bank of England and its predecessors have issued various forms of paper currency from as early as 1694. It is extremely likely that earlier forms of paper money were issued by different countries, but not as general circulation currency. Very few English notes have survived from prior to 1775.
When paper was first printed, the states were still colonies. The colonies released the paper money and called them bills of credit. They were issued by the government and then citizens used them to pay their taxes.
money that can not convertible into the Gold and Silver like paper and coins money issued by Government.
Greenbacks