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Greenbacks were paper currency issued by the Union government from 1862 to 1865, during the American Civil War. Issued in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 dollars, they were legal tender but were not backed by gold or silver. The obverse of the banknotes was printed in green, black and red, while the reverse was printed in green, giving the notes their popular name of "greenbacks". They were signed by Lucius E. Chittenden, Register of the Treasury, and Francis E. Spinner, Treasurer of the United States.

This picture shows a hundred-dollar greenback issued in 1863, featuring a bald eagle, the national bird of the United States, perched with wings spread, on the obverse. This banknote is part of the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.

Other denominations: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $500, $1000Banknote design credit: National Bank Note Company; photographed by Andrew Shiva

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-'''[[Greenback (1860s money)|Greenbacks]]''' were paper currency issued by the [[Union (American Civil War)|United States Government]] during the period 1862–1865. They were issued in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 dollars; they were legal tender but were not backed by gold or silver. The front of the banknotes was printed in green, black and red and the reverse in green, giving the notes their popular name of "greenbacks". They were signed by [[Lucius E. Chittenden]], representing the [[Register of the Treasury]], and [[Francis E. Spinner]], Treasurer of the United States.
+'''[[Greenback (1860s money)|Greenbacks]]''' were paper currency issued by the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] government from 1862 to 1865, during the [[American Civil War]]. Issued in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000&nbsp;dollars, they were legal tender but were not backed by gold or silver. The obverse of the banknotes was printed in green, black and red, while the reverse was printed in green, giving the notes their popular name of "greenbacks". They were signed by [[Lucius E. Chittenden]], [[Register of the Treasury]], and [[Francis E. Spinner]], [[Treasurer of the United States]].
-The hundred dollar denomination was first issued in 1863 and depicts the [[Bald eagle|American eagle]], the national bird of the [[United States|United States of America]], perched with wings spread. This banknote is part of the [[National Numismatic Collection]] at the [[National Museum of American History]].
+This picture shows a hundred-dollar greenback issued in 1863, featuring a [[bald eagle]], the national bird of the United States, perched with wings spread, on the obverse. This banknote is part of the [[National Numismatic Collection]] at the [[Smithsonian Institution]]'s [[National Museum of American History]].
 <small>Other denominations: [[Template:POTD/2020-01-24/1|$1]], [[Template:POTD/2020-01-24/2|$2]], [[Template:POTD/2020-01-24/3|$5]], [[Template:POTD/2020-01-24/4|$10]], [[Template:POTD/2020-01-24/5|$20]], [[Template:POTD/2020-01-24/6|$50]], [[Template:POTD/2020-01-24/8|$500]], [[Template:POTD/2020-01-24/9|$1000]]</small>
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+|credit=Banknote design credit: [[ABCorp|National Bank Note Company]]; photographed by [[User:Godot13|Andrew Shiva]]
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