, 1863-12-24
TIE KEW NATIONAL CURRENCY.
Preparations for the Issue



Of the year, viii be issued in few days
Sone Of them have already been sent tc
Washington to receive the Government i'm.
press. The considerable time Which has
elapsed since the passage OF the net has been
employed In completing the designs and per.
tcctiug the notes.
No official statements in relation to this
currency have yet been made by the Treasury
Department, but the five dollar, and ten dol
lar notes, which uTc respectively in the hands
Of the Continental and American Bank Nofc
Companies Of this city, and some unfinished
dies for the notes Of higher denominations.
sufficiently Indicate the nature Of tho dc.
signs.
TEE PLAN oF TEE NOTES.
The plan Of The notes is novel, and slncu-
1arly beautiful The prominent heads an5
figures which distinguish SO many Of the
bank bills now In nse are entirely omitted
from these notes; the figures denoting value
are small: and the borders arc neatly aud
carefully engraved with combinations and
Mreaths. Tic ordinary distinction between
the t'facc'' and e'baek'' Of bank notes has, in
this case been so nearly DESTROYED tl1at tho
designations t'obyerse'' and strcyerse'' hare
taken the place Of those terms in the nomeu-
clsture adopted By the department The idea
underlying the system upon which will be
s100, $500 and 81 900, is that Of representing
in the Tignettes on the face of the notes the
leading events in the history Of our country,
with corresponding 2llegorical pieces or
pleasing effect, and generally Of patriotic sug-
Ecstion. Covering nearly half the space On
the back OF tie notes there arc engravings Of
celebrated pictures, illustrative OF American
history, from "1hc Landin. Of Columbus, y
which dccorates the five dollar note, to the
events Of the revolution, while ssThe Battle
of Lake EEicf' ia one Of the yignettes Of the
one hundred dollar denomination. It NAV
be inferred, but it is by no means certain,
that the iliustrations On the five hundred dol.
lar and the thousand dollar notes, which it is
understood are not yet in the hands Of the
engrayer, unless in the department at NASH
2nEton, are to commemorate the proeress
ard collapse Of the rebellion.
Below will be found brief description of
the notes nearly finished, with some account
The facc Of each note, which is entirely print
cd IN black, and besides the principal piece
on the back arc tho national arms and those
Of the State where the hank Of Issue is sItu-
uted, which, with the border, are printed in
green
TIE FIVE DOLLAR NOTE.
The visncttc at the left hand lower corner Ya
presents Columbus discovering the land, Colum.-
bus is in the foreground the deck OF his resse.
while near him, leaning OYER the eide Of the vessel,
Il dgure turning towards him, as II in consalfa-
ton: Another figure is represented graspfpg =
crucddz: the face is turned heavenward. In The
hrAf+ v1%zA@ @d xnF -h - Al
@ oae1S.uaaa - group OF which the principal fg-
On tho other end Of the notc ia a, s1,,ror;,,1
rfece rrnrrasn,ins- Cnnnshna introa rats 49, sS
10 the tld World. Thc design % Of this e1 nieea +
Smeriea il that Of vnrnr c;r, EnronG Mc mGafs 81 e..
and Africa are Represented by corresnondins
isia Is and he .ns se da1s ~ sfna
standu. further bacS. There r. e,.o disa.19 ~
yic,r Of shinninr ana The orcan @'0' o'7'"It
The back OF the no'e ts ofnamented With a finely
irom fhe naintjnr f. Vnni5-1ivn IN 4Sa -ot,nIn -
the Capl:ol at WashIncton. The annearance ~
the Representation on fhe noe IL .~res1i1 snosior
10 tst Of he orrnal IA draz,;;r hsrin @
improved by Casllear and other artists. The enda.
q elaborate ecIoll and lathe work, include At the
~ ~ 9 ~ ~ ~ LIZ " ~ lnc4 a19 Aali the
-, ~ st sa.1 = -. hn4 sc!a. WIN IN cipher
oqai st the nteT er e }o o ne &
G9a. G o. arms 5 q t9e osate as already described.
II, &c , nams .. .ae sta1e Will appear on the ky In
!nf Tbe e. .n "n IL, f,ce of the no,s ia
NATIONAL CURRENCY.
This note iEAeecured By bonds OF
iHh gSITI9 Gaaaa3tsd tsd5A1Es'
With the United States Treasurer At Washington.
L. =. Ca1TTENpES, - F. E. SPINNER,
kegas'eF 9l thG treasury, lreasnretUnited statef.
IME FIRST NATIONAL BANK or
Here viii he inserted the name Of the place
where the bank Il sit1uted].
WILL TAT TIFF nEA1En 1 gS pEuAxD
place Of the da'e,l
These words are 30 much crowded On the note,
and the letters rse SO black that thu esntr ~ +hs
engraving is Iese displayed thsn # otherwisc
would be.
The places Tor the signatures Of the President
and Cashier are next the lower par..in. and nrnr
the yignettca, @'~1~
The following Is that part Of the iuscrin,ion m
the hack which describes tho uses OF the note.
This note is receivable at par in ali parts Of Tie
United States In payment Of all taxes and cxciscs
f61f Sa fAH -.
tIaa ~ ~ . uoes ,, y ia M States except du
s1t Jn y" 80 as a.so iIl a sA!aIes ana oshef
r. nStx.1n.1 na1ass-;nn ~ uac olatss 70
he 1;nitcd Sts.as n.n NV W1tain
'A~ ~'e1 NtAtse' eAeeP' o'e4ee' o1 pupiie oeo1-
THE 7CS-pottAn NOTE.
The legends on the ten-dollar Eote are the eame
az those the ye, with the exception, Of co1rse
Of the denomination. The general ut1ancement
Of "details il lie asrne and in fhs.rasrst Tha ~
scriptjqu Of the ayc Viii opnIv Ia he ertire ser,es
Tie yfcEcttes and coeroyins form Tho N an rsninta
of difference. TIC Grueral shane and f1nsfen ~
lie figures arr also cLau.,ci. lin yi~nctte rrnrn.
sentaiion OF Fact on The tho ter-dolat note ielin
ne histo1fcal Utes be earaht ~ i;,tn;nS' M4sa
lsioeoph in he icrc.focnd. stsnis nhrfcct3p
in the Storm WhiIe ]ur;a 1iashes i"ht
M the clouds; m attendant with he ssbottisSN
The electrical jaz into which Franklin conreref thr
rcurcscnted IN the cneravinT frhe
scene is ono or much subli,nity.
Tie corresponding al!egnlcal piece is bcauti- |
'ul conccption. The Gc5ius Of Americ. Tenrr,
:enied BY = female feure, Lo.nc unon n5, caric |
4mid tho clouds, graena 1hunaerhoit. The chtsr
,ctcrissic Fl1cidity Whicl, distinguishes Frank
~ sIee' a1s' ~ @s nsa1p IN remarkable dc"