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Pick: #125 , Other: Fr.1-5
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United States. United States Treasury. Demand Notes. 1861 Issues. Date: 10.08.1861. Watermark: no. Material: paper. No security thread. Printer: American Bank Note Company, New York. Front printing in green and black. Description of the front: portrait of Alexander Hamilton at the bottom right of the note. On the left is the "Statue of Liberty" which sits atop the US Capitol in Washington DC. The Latin text “E PLURIBUS UNUM” is inscribed on the base of the statue, but only “RIBUS UNUM” is visible on the note. Numbering in red. The border of the note has the word “FIVE” printed numerous times horizontally at the top, bottom and right and vertically to the left of the banknote. The issuing banknote company was printed in the middle of the top border and the phrase "RECEIVABLE IN PAYMENT OF ALL PUBLIC DUES" was printed in the middle of the bottom border. Description of the back: the back is printed in green called "Greenback (money)". 4,360,000 issued notes.
Banknotes :Large Size Notes - Demand Notes (1861)
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Banknotes : United States of America
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