20 Dollars, Interest Bearing Note, United States, 1864
20 Dollars, Interest Bearing Note, United States, 1864
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 20 dollar note
- United States, 1864
- Obverse Image: Female allegory representing Victory at the left. Bust of Abraham Lincoln at the right. A small cannon at bottom center.
- Obverse Text: 20 / LEGAL TENDER FOR TWENTY DOLLARS / 186547 / TREASURY NOTE. / ONE YEAR AFTER DATE THE UNITED STATES WILL PAY THE BEARER TWENTY DOLLARS WITH INTEREST AT FIVE PER CENT. / WASHINGTON, APRIL 15, 1864. / INTEREST 5 PER CENT. / GOD AND OUR RIGHT / IN GOD IS OUR TRUST / ACT OF MARCH 3D. 1863 / ENGRAVED AND PRINTED AT THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
- Reverse Image: Text within diamond shape.
- Reverse Text: THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER AT ITS FACE VALUE EXCLUDING INTEREST, FOR ALL DEBTS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, EXCEPT DUTIES ON IMPORTS AND INTEREST ON THE PUBLIC DEBT. / 20 / XX / COUNTERFEITING OR ALTERING THIS NOTE, OR PASSING ANY COUNTERFEIT OR ALTERATION OF IT, OR HAVING IN POSSESSION ANY FALSE OR COUNTERFEIT PLATE OR IMPRESSION OF IT, OR ANY PAPER MADE IN IMITATION OF THE PAPER ON WHICH IT IS PRINTED, IS FELONY AND IS PUNISHABLE BY $1000 FINE, OR FIFTEEN YEARS IMPRISONMENT AT HARD LABOR, OR BOTH.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- note
- date made
- 1864
- maker
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- place made
- United States
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8.6 cm x 19.15 cm x.01 cm; 3 3/8 in x 7 17/32 in x in
- ID Number
- NU.79.112.CM0071
- catalog number
- 79.112.CM0071
- accession number
- 1979.1263
- collector/donor number
- CM0071
- serial number
- 186547
- Credit Line
- Chase Manhattan
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Interest Bearing Notes
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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