U.S. currency is strongly associated with the green color that blankets these bills — so much so that “green” is understood to be a synonym for “money.” But while this link is deeply ingrained in the public psyche, that certainly wasn’t the case for anyone around before the U.S. government pushed out the first wave of green notes during the Civil War.
At the time, there was no standard suggesting that money needed to be green, as evidenced by the plethora of colors found on currency around the world. So how exactly did American bills wind up coated in this particular hue?
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