# United States dollar > official currency of the United States **Wikidata**: [Q4917](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4917) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/united-states-dollar ## Summary The United States dollar (USD) is the official currency of the United States. It is a dollar-class currency first established in 1792 and is represented by symbols and aliases such as USD, $, US$, American dollar, and U.S. Dollar. ## Key Facts - Official name: United States dollar; described as the official currency of the United States. - Start time / established: 1792 (start_time: +1792-00-00T00:00:00Z). - Classification: currency (class) — a generally accepted medium of exchange for goods or services. - Aliases and symbols: USD, $, US$, American dollar, US $, U.S. Dollar, U. S. Dollar, US-$, dollar, dollars. - Wikidata description: "official currency of the United States." - Wikipedia title: United States dollar. - Sitelink count (Wikidata): 185. - Related concept: dollar (name used by many currencies). - Related concept: reserve currency (foreign currency held by monetary authorities as part of forex reserves). - Related concepts: dollarization (use of the US dollar in parallel to or instead of a domestic currency) and dedollarization (process of substituting the US dollar as the currency for various uses). - Located in / origin: United States (country located primarily in North America); U.S. inception references: 1776-07-04 (declaration of independence) and 1784-05-12 (independence recognized via Treaty of Paris (1783)). - Preceded/succeeded relationship (related currency): Ecuadorian sucre — former currency of Ecuador. - Related United States currency denominations mentioned: United States one-dollar bill, United States two-dollar bill, United States five-thousand-dollar bill, United States one hundred thousand-dollar bill. - Related financial / institutional items in source: National Bank of Panama; State Bank of Puntland; MVDOL (Bolivian currency maintained value between bolivian bolivar and US dollar). - Related organizational and topic links in source: Andean Community; Internet Society. - Numerous geographic and political relationships referenced in source (see Body for full list and details). ## FAQs Q: What is the United States dollar? A: The United States dollar (USD) is the official currency of the United States and a member of the broader class of currencies called "dollars." It was established in 1792 and has many common aliases and symbols including $, USD, and American dollar. Q: When was the U.S. dollar established? A: The structured start_time for the United States dollar is 1792. Q: What are common names and symbols for the U.S. dollar? A: Common names and symbols include USD, $, US$, American dollar, US $, U.S. Dollar, U. S. Dollar, US-$, dollar, and dollars. Q: How is the U.S. dollar connected to other currency concepts? A: The U.S. dollar is related to the general "dollar" name used by many currencies, the concept of a reserve currency (foreign currency held in reserves), and to dollarization and dedollarization processes noted in the source material. Q: Which denominations or banknotes are referenced in the source? A: The source explicitly references the United States one-dollar bill, United States two-dollar bill, United States five-thousand-dollar bill, and United States one hundred thousand-dollar bill. Q: What kinds of places and political entities are connected to the U.S. dollar in the source? A: The source lists multiple U.S. states, territories, cities, foreign countries, and historical territories that are related in the dataset; see the Body section for a complete enumeration. ## Why It Matters The United States dollar matters because it is the official medium of exchange of the United States, tying together domestic monetary operations, government finance, and daily commercial activity within the country. The USD is connected in global finance to the concept of a reserve currency and to cross-border arrangements such as dollarization and dedollarization processes, which affect monetary policy, foreign-exchange reserves, and international trade relationships. Its presence in datasets and links to many territories, sovereign states, and banking institutions shows the USD’s central role in a web of political, economic, and historical relationships spanning U.S. territories, partner states, and monetary institutions. ## Notable For - Official currency of the United States — explicitly described as such in the source. - Established in 1792 — a historically longstanding currency start_date recorded in structured properties. - Known by many aliases and symbols — USD, $, US$, American dollar, and many variations appear in the source aliases list. - Connected to major monetary concepts — related to "dollar" as a widespread currency name, to the reserve currency concept, and to processes of dollarization and dedollarization. - Explicitly linked to multiple denominations and historic bank bills — one-dollar and two-dollar bills, plus very high-denomination bills (five-thousand and one hundred thousand-dollar bills) are referenced in the source. - Broad geographic and political footprint in the dataset — the source lists numerous U.S. territories, foreign states, historical territories, and localities as related entities. ## Body ### Overview and classification - The United States dollar (USD) is classified under the general class "currency," defined in the source as a generally accepted medium of exchange for goods or services. - It belongs to the group of currencies known as "dollars," a name used by many currencies worldwide. - The USD is directly described in the source as the "official currency of the United States." ### Founding and legal origin - Structured start_time: +1792-00-00T00:00:00Z, indicating the USD’s formal establishment in 1792. - Located in / origin: United States. The United States entry in the source includes inception references of 1776-07-04 (declaration of independence) and 1784-05-12 (independence recognized by Treaty of Paris (1783)), which are the national context for the USD’s origin. ### Names, symbols, and identifiers - Aliases listed in the source: USD, $, US$, American dollar, US $, U.S. Dollar, U. S. Dollar, US-$, dollar, dollars. - Wikipedia title for the entity in the source: United States dollar. - Wikidata description as provided: "official currency of the United States." - Sitelink_count recorded in the source: 185. ### Monetary concepts and related topics - Reserve currency: The USD is related to the concept "reserve currency" as defined in the source: a foreign currency held by monetary authorities as part of forex reserves. - Dollarization: The source lists "dollarization" — the use of the US dollar in parallel to or instead of a domestic currency — as a related phenomenon. - Dedollarization: The source lists "dedollarization" — the process of substituting the US dollar as the currency for various uses — as a related topic. - MVDOL: The source cites "MVDOL" as a Bolivian currency maintained as a value between the Bolivian bolivar and the US dollar. ### Denominations and banknotes referenced - United States one-dollar bill — listed as a current denomination of United States currency. - United States two-dollar bill — listed as a current denomination of United States currency. - United States five-thousand-dollar bill — listed in the source as a bank bill (sitelink_count: 6). - United States one hundred thousand-dollar bill — listed as a bank bill (country: Q30; sitelink_count: 10). ### Related financial institutions and instruments (from source) - National Bank of Panama — listed in the related entities. - State Bank of Puntland — listed as a central bank in Puntland. - Andean Community — listed as a regional integration organization in the source. - Internet Society — listed among related organizations in the dataset. ### Preceded / succeeded by (related currency) - Ecuadorian sucre — included in the source as a "former currency of Ecuador" and a preceded/succeeded relationship item in the dataset. ### Geographic, political, and territorial relationships (complete list from source) The source lists numerous places, territories, historical entities, localities, and foreign states as related. Each item is listed here with the descriptive qualifier provided in the source: - Puerto Rico — unincorporated territory of the United States of America (inception: 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 220). - British Indian Ocean Territory — former overseas territory in the Indian Ocean (country: ; sitelink_count: 110). - Arkansas Territory — territory of the United States from 1819 to 1836 (inception: 1819-03-02T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 16). - Conch Republic — republic of Key West, Florida that satirically seceded from the USA briefly in 1982 (inception: 1982-04-23T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 30). - Palau — island sovereign state in Oceania (inception: 1994-10-01 preferred; country: Palau; sitelink_count: 255). - Federated States of Micronesia — island sovereign state in Oceania (inception values including 1947, 1979-05-10, 1986-11-03 preferred; country: Federated States of Micronesia; sitelink_count: 220). - Navassa Island — island in the Caribbean (inception: 1857-00-00T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 99). - Sint Eustatius — island in the Caribbean, part of the Netherlands (inception: 2010-10-10T00:00:00Z; country: Q55; sitelink_count: 102). - Pulaski County — county in Arkansas, United States (inception: 1818-12-15T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 52). - Redfield — city in Arkansas, United States (inception: 1880-12-20T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 34). - Palmyra Atoll — uninhabited Pacific atoll and unorganized incorporated U.S. territory (inception: 1959-08-21T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 80). - Johnston Atoll — unincorporated territory of the United States (inception: 1858-00-00T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 76). - Vicksburg — city and county seat of Warren County, Mississippi, United States (inception: 1825-00-00T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 58). - Republic of Maryland — former country in West Africa (1834–1857) in present-day Liberia founded by African-Americans from Maryland, U.S. (inception: 1854-05-29T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 22). - United States one-dollar bill — current denomination of United States currency (country: Q30; sitelink_count: 19). - United States one hundred thousand-dollar bill — bank bill (country: Q30; sitelink_count: 10). - Timor-Leste — sovereign state situated on several islands in Southeast Asia (inception: 1975-11-28; country: Timor-Leste preferred; sitelink_count: 285). - Ecuador — sovereign state in South America (inception variants with preferred 1840-02-16; country: Ecuador; sitelink_count: 312). - American Samoa — unincorporated territory of the United States of America, located in the Pacific Ocean (inception: 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 178). - Bonaire — island in the Caribbean, part of the Netherlands (inception: 2010-10-10T00:00:00Z; country: Q55; sitelink_count: 117). - Saba — island in the Caribbean, part of the Netherlands (inception: 2010-10-10T00:00:00Z; country: Q55; sitelink_count: 103). - Caribbean Netherlands — grouping of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba (inception: 2010-10-10T00:00:00Z; country: Q55, ; sitelink_count: 82). - Jefferson County — county in Arkansas, United States (inception: 1829-11-02T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 51). - Pine Bluff — city and county seat of Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States (inception: 1839-01-08T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 58). - Smith County — county in Texas, United States (inception: 1846-01-01T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 52). - United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor — interim civil administration / peacekeeping mission (25 October 1999 to 20 May 2002; inception: 1999-10-25T00:00:00Z; country: ; sitelink_count: 20). - Santa Isabel Canton — canton of Azuay province, Ecuador (country: ; sitelink_count: 16). - Sheridan — city in and county seat of Grant County, Arkansas, United States (inception: 1870-01-23T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 39). - Territory of Hawaii — organized incorporated territory of the United States, 1898–1959 (inception: 1898-07-07T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 23). - United States two-dollar bill — current denomination of United States currency (country: Q30; sitelink_count: 14). - Medina — city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States (country: Q30; sitelink_count: 39). - Netherlands — one of the four autonomous countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; with territories in the Caribbean (inception: 1795-01-19; sitelink_count: 368). - Liberia — sovereign state in West Africa (inception: 1822-01-07; sitelink_count: 289). - Midway Atoll — atoll of the United States Minor Outlying Islands (country: Q30; sitelink_count: 98). - Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands — UN trust territory administered by the United States from 1947 to 1994 (inception: 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 33). - Kingdom of Hawaiʻi — historical kingdom in the Hawaiian Islands (1778–1893; inception: 1795-05-01T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 55). - National Bank of Panama — Central Bank of Panama (inception: 1904-10-12T00:00:00Z; country: ; sitelink_count: 12). - Orion Township — township in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States (country: Q30; sitelink_count: 6). - United States Army Military Government in Korea — 1945–1950 US administration of southern Korea (inception: 1945-09-12T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 24). - Republic of Hawaii — republic on the Hawaii Islands between 1894–1898 (inception: 1894-01-01T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 31). - Rendsville Township — township in Stevens County, Minnesota (country: Q30; sitelink_count: 5). - Baldwyn — city in Mississippi, United States (inception: 1860-11-20T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 35). - Natchitoches — small city and the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States (inception: 1714-00-00T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 42). - Family Dollar — discount variety store chain in the USA (inception: 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; industry: ; sitelink_count: 6). - El Salvador — sovereign state in Central America (inception: 1841-02-02 with references; sitelink_count: 283). - Panama — sovereign state in Central America (inception: 1903 with qualifiers; sitelink_count: 298). - Zimbabwe — sovereign state in southern Africa (inception: 1980-04-18 with references; sitelink_count: 316). - United States Minor Outlying Islands — statistical designation of small islands of the United States (inception: 1986-00-00T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 69). - Marshall Islands — country near the equator in the Pacific Ocean (inception: 1979-05-01; preferred 1986-10-21; sitelink_count: 235). - Guam — unincorporated territory of the United States of America (inception: 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 193). - Northern Mariana Islands — unincorporated territory of the US located in the Pacific (inception: 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 162). - British Virgin Islands — British overseas territory in the Caribbean (country: ; sitelink_count: 159). - Kingdom of the Netherlands — transcontinental sovereign state and constitutional monarchy (inception: 1815-03-16 preferred; sitelink_count: 108). - Little Rock — seat of Pulaski County, and capital and largest city of Arkansas, United States (inception: 1821-06-01T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 143). - Andean Community — integration organization of the Andean region (inception: 1969-05-26T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 41). - Internet Society — Internet development organization (inception: 1992-12-11T00:00:00Z; country: Q30; headquarters: ; employees: 110.0; sitelink_count: 37). - North DeLand — census-designated place in Volusia County, Florida, United States (country: Q30; sitelink_count: 26). - United States five-thousand-dollar bill — bank bill (sitelink_count: 6). - Comcast Technology Center — skyscraper located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (inception: 2018; country: Q30; sitelink_count: 14). - United States Virgin Islands — unincorporated territory of the United States of America (inception: 1917-03-31T00:00:00Z; country: Q30, Q35, Q30; sitelink_count: 152). - Turks and Caicos Islands — British overseas territory in the Caribbean (inception: 1973-00-00T00:00:00Z; country: ; sitelink_count: 154). - United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands — government agency (inception: 1950-12-15T00:00:00Z; country: ; sitelink_count: 11). - State Bank of Puntland — central bank in Puntland (inception: 1998; country: Somalia, Puntland; headquarters: Garowe; sitelink_count: 3). (Each of the above items appears in the source as a related entity tied to the United States dollar dataset. The dataset provides the descriptive qualifiers and inception or sitelink details where available.) ### Historical and geopolitical context included in the source - The dataset links the USD to numerous U.S. territories and historically U.S.-administered areas, emphasizing the currency's connections across U.S. domestic and territorial jurisdictions. - Historical entities tied to U.S. territorial changes and administration (Arkansas Territory, Territory of Hawaii, Republic of Hawaii, Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, United States Army Military Government in Korea, United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands) are all enumerated in the source as related items. ### International and regional relationships referenced - Several sovereign states and regional groupings appear in the source as related: Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Panama, El Salvador, Ecuador, Zimbabwe, Liberia, Timor-Leste, Andean Community, Kingdom of the Netherlands, and British overseas or Dutch Caribbean territories (Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands, British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos). - National central banking or financial references in the source include the National Bank of Panama and State Bank of Puntland. ### Usage, influence, and processes referenced - Dollarization and dedollarization are explicitly connected to the United States dollar in the source as relevant processes affecting the use of the USD in other countries or contexts. - The source includes MVDOL as an example of a currency system tied to the US dollar's maintained value relationship with a domestic currency (Bolivia). ### Data and metadata included in source - The source provides sitelink_count metadata for the United States dollar (185) and similarly provides sitelink counts and inception dates for many related entities. These metadata entries are reproduced in the geographic and related lists above where present in the source. ### Related commercial and civic references - The dataset lists Family Dollar (U.S. discount store chain) and Comcast Technology Center (Philadelphia skyscraper) among related items, indicating ancillary or contextual links included in the source collection. ### Summary of relationships - The United States dollar is centrally tied in the dataset to: (a) the United States as its country of origin; (b) the class "currency" and the broader name group "dollar"; (c) monetary concepts such as reserve currency, dollarization, and dedollarization; (d) specific denominations and historical bank notes; and (e) a wide range of geographic, political, financial, and organizational entities documented in the source. (End of entry — all relationships and properties from the provided source material have been included above.) ## References 1. 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