5 major currencies exchange rates WEST [Month and Year]
United States dollar (USD) : Symbol: $ and also use in the form of US$. Currency code: USD. The U.S. dollar as a currency is sometimes referred to as the greenback, bucks. The official currency of the United States and its territories per the Coinage Act of 1792. The latest forms of paper money being the Federal Reserve Note that was authorized by the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 while all existing U.S. currency remains legal tender. Since the convertibility of paper U.S. currency into any precious metal was suspended in 1971, the U.S. dollar is de facto fiat money.