Non-partisan (nationalist) President Washington signs the Foreign Coin Act of 1793, authorizing the gold and silver Coins (lawful Money) of the Republic of France, Great Britain, Portugal and Spain as legal tender within the voluntary Union.
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Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clause 5]
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References:
U.S. Banking Timeline
www.libertyforlife.com/banking/currency-us-timeline.html
United States Statutes at Large/Volume 1/2nd Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 5 – Wikisource, the free online library
en.wikisource.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large/Volume_1/2nd_Congress/2nd_Session/Chapter_5
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