Greenback
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Greenback may refer to:
In currency:
Other uses:
In currency:
- Greenback (money)Greenback (money)The term greenback refers to paper currency that was issued by the United States during the American Civil War.There are at least two types of notes that were called greenback:*United States Note*Demand Note...
, a fiat currency issued during the American Civil War- United States NoteUnited States NoteA United States Note, also known as a Legal Tender Note, is a type of paper money that was issued from 1862 to 1971 in the U.S. Having been current for over 100 years, they were issued for longer than any other form of U.S. paper money. They were known popularly as "greenbacks" in their heyday, a...
- Demand NoteDemand NoteA Demand Note is a type of United States paper money that was issued between August 1861 and April 1862 during the American Civil War in denominations of 5, 10, and 20 US$...
, issued in 1861–62
- United States Note
- A modern (since 1914) United States Federal Reserve NoteFederal Reserve NoteA Federal Reserve Note is a type of banknote used in the United States of America. Federal Reserve Notes are printed by the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing on paper made by Crane & Co. of Dalton, Massachusetts. They are the only type of U.S...
- Greenback Party, an American political party that was active between 1874 and 1884 which advocated government-issued currency
- Save the GreenbackSave the GreenbackSave the Greenback is an organization of U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing employees and paper and ink suppliers opposed to phasing out the paper dollar...
, U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing employees, and paper and ink suppliers, opposed to phasing out the paper dollar
Other uses:
- Greenback, TennesseeGreenback, TennesseeGreenback is a city in Loudon County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was at 1,064, according to the 2010 census. It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Greenback is located at...
, United States - Celestion G-12, guitar cabinet loudspeakers
- Greenback cutthroat troutGreenback cutthroat troutThe greenback cutthroat trout is the easternmost subspecies of cutthroat trout. This subspecies, once widespread, today occupies less than 1% of its historical range and is currently listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. It was adopted in 1994 as the state fish of...
, (Oncorhynchus clarki stomias), the easternmost subspecies of cutthroat trout - An alternate name for the Bar jackBar jackThe bar jack, Carangoides ruber is a common species of inshore marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae...
, or Caranx ruber - A surname