Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-09-04
The New Treasury NOtes-Their Man
ufacture in New York.

The order to engrave the United State
Treasury notes, authorized by the act o
July 18th. was received by the American
Bank Note Company, July 25th, and sine
that time from thirty to forty first
artists have been engaged in preparing tn
plates for the printers. The work has 81
far progressed that we are enabled to Civ
a general description of the notes to be for
warded to Washington for the signature b.
persons appointed to sign them for the Reg
lister of the Treasury, and the Secretary
of the Treasury of the United States.
The following plates have been engraved
and are now printing as rapidly as posi-,
BILE:
! Eight plates of four FIVE dollar notes on
each, payable in the following places: New
York, Boston. Philadelphia, st Louis and
Cincinnati. The names of the places are
engraved on the notes. The notes arc
printed in two colors green and black on
the face, and green on the back. This
green is indestructible, and is a perfect
protection against Photographic counter
feiting. The s. note is embellished on
the left margin with a full length figure
of " America standing on a globe, with
the motto " E PLuri6US Unum," and on
the right portrait OF Alexander Hamilton.
There are five plates of slO's, four notes
on each. made payable at the places spec
flied above On the left is an admirable
likeness of President Lincoln; in the CEN
ter the American eagle; ard on the right
a full length figure representing the Arts.
Five plates of s2O's, payable as above,
and in the same tints. in the center of
which is full length figure of Justice
The other parts of the notes are filled with
combination of geometrical lathe work
and other securities against counterfeiting.
These notes are all executed in the fin
est style of engraving, and are really beau
tiful works of art.
of these notes portion of the Sl0's
will be sent to Washington for signature
tomorrow, and will be the first in circu-
iation. These notes are all payable on
demand; they are little larger than or
dinary bank notes, and are much smaller
than the z $40 interest notes; and were
reduced in size for convenience as a cir
culating medium.
In addition to these notes, the follow
ing $40 interest notes, payable three
years after date, the interest payable semi
annually, are in the course of preparation,
and some of them will be issued on the lst
of September.
Fifties, distinguished by very large
of the American Eagle; one
hundred dollar notes, which will be orna-
mented with an engraving of General Scott,
the best and most life-like portrait of the
original we have ever seen; the five hun
dreds have in the center portrait of Wash
ington, on the left figure of Justice, and
on the right figure of Fortune.
The $1,000 note las fine portrait Of
Secretary Chase; the 5000 note has a
picture of an Indian woman supporting
the arms of the United States, with an ap-
propriate background and figure of JUS
tice on the left.
The z $40 interest notes specify on the
face that they are convertible into twenty
years per cent United States bonds, and /.
also state the interest per day on the
notes Of each denomination.
The notes have been prepared with great
care and excellent taste. The different
denominations, from S. to $1,000, are
printed in the same tints. and have the
same general character The design of
the Treasury Department has been to give
-hese issues an identity as Government Sc
,urities, and while the various denomina-
ions differ from each other. there is gen.
.ral similarity which distinguishes them
rom the ordinary bank note circulation
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