Bernard von NotHaus

Bernard von NotHaus is the creator of the Liberty Dollar and co-founder of the Royal Hawaiian Mint Company in Hawaii.[1] He is also the founder of the Cannabis Spiritual Center, an educational institution that supports the use of marijuana in spiritual settings.[2] Von NotHaus was convicted of counterfeiting in 2011, and was also accused of domestic terrorism.[3] He was sentenced to three years of probation, and was released from probation after serving one year.

According to the evidence introduced during his 2011 federal criminal trial in connection with his involvement with the Liberty Dollar, von NotHaus was the founder of an organization named the National Organization for the Repeal of the Federal Reserve and Internal Revenue Code, commonly known as NORFED and known as Liberty Services. The FBI claimed that NORFED's purpose was to mix Liberty Dollars into the current money of the United States and that NORFED intended for the Liberty Dollar to be used as current money in order to limit reliance on, and to compete with, United States currency.[citation needed]

The silver round, the most popular form of Liberty Dollars, was made of one ounce of .999 fine silver, and the Liberty Dollar certificates were made in different colors and sizes.

  1. ^ Gilkes, Paul (December 18, 2006). "Husband, wife lease Royal Hawaiian Mint NORFED founder issues RHM piece" (PDF).
  2. ^ "My Story to Higher Consciousness". Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  3. ^ "Defendant Convicted of Minting His Own Currency". Press release. Federal Bureau of Investigation. March 18, 2011. Archived from the original on March 21, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2011.