Noun: silver certificate
- Formerly a bank note issued by the United States Treasury and redeemable in silver
"He kept a silver certificate as a collector's item"
Derived forms: silver certificates
Type of: bank bill, bank note, banker's bill [N. Amer], banknote, bill [N. Amer], Federal Reserve note [US], government note [US], greenback [US, informal], note
Encyclopedia: Silver certificate