Gold and green are based off of the most popular American currency models I thought? Green is the paper currency we handle and good is what backs up the value of the currency.
Edit: Bloomers is right. We went off the gold standard under Nixon.
Edit 2: Nope, currency was no longer redeemable for gold under FDR.
Gold and green are based off of the most popular American currency models I thought? Green is the paper currency we handle and good is what backs up the value of the currency.