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Art in Your WalletInstructional Focus: How would the world be if there was no money to trade for the things we want and
need?
Write a full paragraph or more.
What did humans of the world do before money was invented? Bartering
Trading for goods or services.
Decide what something is worth.
I need bread, but all I have to give are my shoes.
The Invention of Coins
~People were tired of trading goods and looked to what really had Value.
Metals have worth. Weight of the metal was how much it was worth.
Early Coins
Paper Money
Invented by the Chinese. China didn’t have a
lot of metals to make coins.
They did have the printing press and lots of paper.
Each bill was guaranteed by the Chinese government for a certain amount.
How could paper be valuable?
Marco Polo Returned to Italy from
China in 1295 Gave the idea of paper
money to Europe but the people didn’t trust it.
Didn’t use paper money for another 400 years during the middle ages.
Too dangerous to carry all that heavy metal around.
Money from Around the World
Money in the USA
Before 1861 Banks and companies
allowed to issue notes that could be traded for gold or silver.
Sometimes the Gold and Silver ran out
The notes were from all over
3 cent dollar bills
1913 US Government bought all of the paper money in the country.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington D.C Printed by engraving Paper is 25% cotton and
75% linen 1, 2,5,10,20,50,and 100
dollar bills still printed 500, 1,000, 5,000,
10,000, and 100,000 dollar bills used to be printed.
Getting the Money to the People Federal Reserve Banks
12 Districts were the Fresh made money is sent.
Replace worn and damaged notes
1 dollar bill lasts about 18 months
50 dollar bill lasts 9 years
Boston A 1
New York B 2
Philadelphia C 3
Cleveland D 4
Richmond E 5
Atlanta F 6
Chicago G 7
St. Louis H 8
Minneapolis I 9
Kansas City J 10
Dallas K 11
San Francisco
L 12
The 1 Dollar Bill
Federal Reserve Bank markings Which bank is this bill from?
The 1 Dollar Bill
Serial Numbers Each bill has a different number
Star Notes- the 100 millionth note that is printed has stars instead of letters for the serial number
Used when bills have to be replaced
The 1 Dollar Bill
Signatures of the Treasurer of the United States and the Secretary of the Treasury
Series of that the bill. Letters mean that a change was made in the note during
printing time.
The New Green Back
The Great Seal of the United States Came to the 1 dollar bill in 1935
“In God We Trust”- added in 1955
The Great Seal Unfinished Pyramid
Material strength and endurance
Strive for growth Watchful eye of God Annuit Coeptis
He has favored our undertakings
MDCCLXXVI-1776 Novus Ordo Seclorum
New Order of the Ages
Of The United States Burst of Light with 13 Stars
13 original states 13 Leaf Olive Branch-
Peace 13 Arrows- War Eagle Head turned to
Peace Flag Shield- Congress Eagle Head- President 9 Tail Feathers- Supreme
Court E Pluribus Unum
Out of Many One
Drawing the Dollar Bill Cut out a section of the dollar bill that is
the most interesting to you. Glue that piece to the graph paper
worksheet. Use your ruler to redraw the lines over the
dollar. Go square by square to reproduce the
piece onto the 1 inch grid.