Executive Order 11110Superseded

Amendment of Executive Order No. 10289 Relating to the Performance of Certain Functions Affecting the Department of the Treasury

Federal & State Law Editorial TeamLast reviewed: April 2026

John F. Kennedy

June 4, 1963

28 FR 5605

Summary

Delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury the authority to issue silver certificates against silver held by the Treasury. Often the subject of conspiracy theories, it was a routine administrative delegation.

Topics

treasurymonetary policysilver certificates

Related Executive Orders

superseded

Removal of Federal Deposits from the Bank of the United States

Andrew Jackson — September 20, 1833

EO 6102revoked

Forbidding the Hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold Bullion, and Gold Certificates

Franklin D. Roosevelt — April 5, 1933

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