The US dollar
The U.S. currency is issued by its central bank, the Federal Reserve System, as a liability on itself. The U.S. money supply consists of currency, coins and checkable public deposits in the banking system.
The US stopped using the gold standard in 1973.
Speeding up the replacement of the us$ as the world's reserve currency which will lead to devastating economic crisis.
All 1929 US Federal Reserve notes have brown seals rather than red. They were issued as a now-unusual form of paper money called National Currency. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1929 US 20 dollar Federal Reserve Note?" for more information.
It is the world's reserve currency.
Federal Reserve System
Every bill in your wallet should be a Federal Reserve Note. Since the end of the 1960s all US currency has been issued by the central bank. Federal Reserve Notes are so-called "fiat" currency; that is, they are backed not by a tangible asset such as precious metal. Instead, the great majority of citizens accept that the US financial system is stable enough that its currency has a relatively fixed purchasing power.
China would have the largest foreign reserves with US$2.1316 Trillion as at Jun09. As of end Mar09 they had US$1.95 Trillion.
Assuming you are referring to seal letters, these are A through L and correspond to the 12 Federal Reserve Districts through which currency is distributed.
The US dollar
The U.S. currency is issued by its central bank, the Federal Reserve System, as a liability on itself. The U.S. money supply consists of currency, coins and checkable public deposits in the banking system.
The US stopped using the gold standard in 1973.
Speeding up the replacement of the us$ as the world's reserve currency which will lead to devastating economic crisis.
1985Federal Reserve NoteGreen$5$5.50 A 1985 Federal Reserve Note that is Green and is a 5 dollar bill is worth about $5.50. You can go to US currency auctions . com and it will give you a list of how much different currency is worth.
Red seals indicate a special series of currency called United States Notes. These were issued directly by the federal government rather than by the central bank (the Federal Reserve). US Notes were functionally identical to Federal Reserve Notes and were discontinued in the late 1960s to save printing costs. All modern currency is issued as Federal Reserve Notes.
It's a proper term for paper currency, where the bill was issued by a specific bank, such as the Bank of England or US Federal Reserve.