Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-15
THE NEW BONDS PRINTED
The First Lot Delivered to the Treasury
Today
Models OF the Engraver's Art Ar
rangement of Coupons Different
From Former Issues.

The irst batch OF the new fiye per cent
bonds was received at the Treasury Depart
ment this morning from the bureau of en-
craving and printing. 1t consisted OF lbUu
sheets Of. coupon bonds OF the dehomina-
ton OF Sl.OOO. Additional deliveries will be
made from day to day until the entire $50.
OOo.OOO are ready for delivery to the SUBJ
scribers. The department has fixed Feb
ruary 10 as the date for beginning these
deliveries. Deposits In payment therefor
must be made at the latest within ten days
from that date. either In gold coin or U. >.
certihcates. These deposits may be MADE
at Washington or with any assistant treas
urer at the convenience Of the subscriber.
Inc bonds will be issued in the following
denominations:
Coupon bonds-x5O. 500 and 81. 900
REGISTERED bonds-SoU. $lOU. N.UUU ana
Coupon Bonds Of $1,000.
The first bonds completed at the bureau
Of engraving and printing were the 81 900
coupons. delivered at the Treasury Denart
ment this morning. They are printed from
new design and are excellent specimens
OF work. They are much larger than pre-
vious issues of bonds, being about sixteen
inches long by ten inches wide and differ
from them also In showing a different
color and less of it. The printing Is alto
gether in black and green. the latter color
being used to describe the loan and the
denomination. Salmon has heretofore been
the prevailing color in such work An ex-
cellent vignette of Thomas j. Benton is a
prominent feature Of the face Of the bond
Smaller vignettes of this statesman are
on each side of the forty coupons These
coupons are placed directly beneath the
bond proper instead of being attached to
the sides. as in the past.
the signature of the register of the treas
ury is engraved on the plate instead Of
being written on the bond. This series Of
bonds will bear the signature Of ]. Fouut
Tillman. the present register
The Sealing and Legend.
The bonds will be initiated by Mr.. A. T.
Huntington. chief of the division of loans
and currency. and will be stamped with the
embossed seal of the Treasury Department,
after which they will be recorded in the
registers office. They will then be ready for
delivery to the subscribers
The legend Of the bond is told on its face
in the following words:
WASHINGTON. February 1. 1894
The U. s. of America are indebted to
the bearer in the sum Of -
This bond is issued under authority Of
an act Of Congress entitled An act to
provide for the resumption Of specie pay
ments, approved January IA, 1875 being
one of the descriptions of bonds described
In the act entitled An act to authorize the
refunding of the national debt approved
July IA. 1870 as amended by the act Of
January 20. 1871. and is redeemable at the
pleasure of the United States after the
1st day Of February, 1904 In coin of the
standard value Of the United States on
said July IA. 1870. with interest In such coin
from the day Of the date hereof, at the rate
OF per centum per annum, payable quar-
terly on the 1st day of February, May
August and November in each year. The
principal and interest are exempt from the
payment of all taxes or duties of the United
States. as well as from taxation In any
form by or under state. municipal or local
authority"