I don't believe so, unless the government printed them and distributed them, I don't think they are.
CorrectionThey are novelty items that sell for a couple of bucks but have as much purchasing power as the paper they're made of (i.e. none). The U.S. has never printed special Christmas currency or minted Christmas coins for circulation, only stamps.
CorrectionSanta dollars are real one dollar bills with a sticker of Santa's face on it. You can peel it off and you will see George Washington's face underneath. They are genuine, legal, bankable, and spendable. It's worth a dollar but as a novelty item it's worth about $10-$20. You can check them out at www.santadollars.com
No. Any bills with Santa on them are either novelty bills, or they have a sticker of Santa placed over Washington's portrait on a real bill.
In 1988, the U.S. Mint produced a total of 1.3 million Santa dollar bills, specifically the $1 note featuring a Santa Claus design. These notes were part of a special holiday promotion and are considered a novelty item rather than official currency. They are mainly sought after by collectors and enthusiasts.
There are a number of different answers to this question, depending on which "Santa Claus Dollar Bill" you're looking for. Here are a few possible scenarios:If it's the kind where a Santa face is pasted over George Washington's on a real dollar:It's a novelty item that sells in stores for a couple of dollars. They're made by taking real $1 bills and pasting a picture of Santa Claus over George Washington's face. It has no interest or value to currency collectors, but if you can peel off the picture of St. Nick you can still spend it as a dollar.There are also Easter Bunny bills, cartoon character bills, etc. that are all made the same way.If it's a souvenir dollar from K-Mart in 1993:The Santa Claus dollar bill was sold at kmart stores and they are legal tender and can be used for such...the value at this point would be debatable...it would depend on the buyer...The santa dollar received approval by the Departement of the Treasury, united states secret service on Feb 19, 1986 and Jan 31, 1994 under statue 333 USCA and is filed with the united states patent and trademark office No. 1674185. The Santa Dollar set is a trademark limited edition by marketing productions inc. St Petersburg, Fla.If it is something different, or a new "Santa Dollar":Various Santa-themed dollar bills exist and may be worth anywhere from $0.50 to $10, depending on the design and who made them.
There have been hundreds of fake 3 dollar bills with different portraits- and to the best of my knowledge, one REAL series of $3 bills. The REAL bills were bank notes issued by one bank. The St. Nicholas Savings Bank of New York. Yep- the REAL 3 dollar bills had a portrait of Santa Claus- also known as St. Nicholas.
Pictures of Santa are also on "real" one-dollar bills, as a decorative sticker you can peel off.(see the related link for an image of an 1854 bill featuring Santa Claus)---There is no such thing as a genuine modern $3 bill featuring Santa Claus. There are many such novelty items that are privately made and sell for a couple of bucks in toy stores and holiday shops.But there was one once...There was, in fact, a legitimate $3 bill with Santa Claus featured on it. This was in a time when individual banks or states issued their own currency, during the 1850's. Some of the banks who issued the bill were: Howard Banking Company of Boston, the Central Bank of Troy, the Pittsfield Bank, White Mountain Bank, St. Nicholas Bank of Manhattan, and the Central Bank of NYC in 1852. And it was legal tender!The notion that they were fake comes from scams which did put out a lot of fake bills, including $3 ones.(see related links)
The real $2 bill underneath the rabbit sticker is worth $2. You can find similar bills that have stickers for Santa Claus, George Bush, and other entities.
Yes, old Singapore currencies are still legal tender.
1862 was the first year were the dollar bill was recognized as legal tender
Not now, but there were once real $3 bills in the United States and they were legal tender at the time. This was in the 1850s when private banks and companies were allowed to print their own currency. A number of three-dollar bills were produced, including one featuring an image of Santa Claus in his sleigh. And bills of various denominations appeared during the Revolutionary War. Called "continentals," they were never backed by currency and soon lost their value. However, the US Treasury never issued a 3-dollar bill. There was one produced as part of a scam in 1828. (see the related links)
Yes
There are no U.S. dollar bills dated 1994, but all U.S. currency from the 1990s is still legal tender at face value.
Both five dollar bills and fifty dollar bills are considered legal tender in the United States, they are issued by the US Treasury and can be used for purchasing goods and services. Additionally, both bills feature portraits of Presidents (Abraham Lincoln on the five dollar bill and Ulysses S. Grant on the fifty dollar bill).