Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-01

Cd the left of their face. the scene of
Pocahontas and Captain Smith on the
right and lathe-work on the back.
The old issue notes have . likeness of
Abraham Lincoln on the left an AM
erican eagle in the center and the
Goddess of Liberty on the right
The $40 National bank notes (old
issue) have on the left of their face an
engraving of Benjamin Franklin draw
ing the lightning from the clouds. and
on the right representation OF the
Goddess of Liberty borne by the AM
erican eagle. On the back of these
notes is a representation of De Soto
discovering the Mississippi river. The
new issues have chocolate-c0lOred
backs with the engraving of De Soto
omitted.
The $40 silver certificates (old issue)
have on their face likeness of Robert
Morris, the back of these notes being
white and black. The new certificates
have on the center of their face like
ness of President Hendricks, and
have green backs.
The $40 legal tender United States
notes (old lssue) have in the center OF
their face picture of the Goddess OF
Liberty with sword and banner and
lathe-work on back of notes. The
notes of the new issue have on the left
a picture of Alexander Hamilton and
on the right is the Goddess of Liberty
with sword and shield.
The $50 National Bank notes have
on the left of their face representa-
ton of the battle of Lexington. and on
the right is the Goddess of Liberty.
surrounded by emblems of the diff
ferent arts and trades of the countr..
The old issues of these notes have on
the back representation OF the bap-
tism of Pocahontas. the new issues
having a chocolate-colored back with
this engraving omitted.
The $40 gold certificates have on the
left of their face picture Of Garfield
and in the center the word ''gold' in
large colored letters, while on the back
of the notes is seen the American eagle
with thunderbolts in his talons
The $50 silver certificates have on
the right of their faces u likeness of
Commodore Decatur and on the back
of these notes the word ''silver' in
large letters widely separated.
The $50 United States Treasury
notes (old issues) have an engraving
of Hamilton in the center Of their face
and on the back many small engrav-
ings of the words $50 U. S Treasury
note" in lathe-work. There is also
another issue with Henry Clay on the
right and the Goddess on the left
The new issues have ON the left of
their face a picture of Benjamin
Franklin, and on the right the God
dess of Liberty, with the motto: ''E
Pluribus Unum." the back of these
notes being green.
The $50 National bank notes have
on their face a representation of Wash
ington crossing the Delaware. The
old issues have on their back an en-
craving representing the embarking OF
the pilgrims. which is replaced in the
new by chocolate-colored back with
out this engraving.
The $50 gold certificates have on
their left picture of Silas Wright and
on the right the number ''50' in large
figures. On the back the notes are
colored mild yellow, with an en-.
craving of the American eagle and
banners on the right.
The $50 silver certificates have on
their faco picture of Edward Ever
EFT, with the work '.silver" in large.
widely separated letters on the back.
The 500 Treasury notes (old issue)
have on their left a representation Of
the American eagle with outspread
wings and on the back are the words.
many times engraved: limited States
Treasury note" The new issues have
a picture of Lincoln on the left of their
face, the head and shoulders of the
Goddess of Ii berty in the center and
on the right the Goddess of Liberty
in the attitude of instructing . child.
The backs are green.
The 500 National bank notes (old
issue) have on the left of their face an
engraving of Perry's victory on Lake
Erie and on the right picture of the
Goddess Of Liberty by the ..Fasces, "
or united bundle of pieces labelled
1.-The Union" On the back is repre-
sented the signing of the Declaration
of Independence. The new issues have
the same engravings on face, with
chocolate-colored backs without en-
craving.
The 500 gold certificates have on
their left picture of Benton. and the
word gold in largo letters across
the upper part Of the face. On the
back is the American eagle holding
the insignia of the Union.
The 800 silver certificates have on
their face likeness of James Monroe.
with the word silver in large letters
ON the back.
The 3kO0 Onld Certificates have q