100,000 Dollars, Gold Certificate, United States, 1934
date: label: date made
content: 1934
label: associated date
content: 1934
name: label: depicted
content: Wilson, Woodrow
label: maker
content: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 100,000 dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1934
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Portrait of Woodrow Wilson.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: 100,000 / THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THERE IS ON DEPOSIT IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GOLD PAYABLE TO BEARER ON DEMAND AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW / GOLD CERTIFICATE / THIS CERTIFICATE IS LEGAL TENDER IN THE AMOUNT THEREOF IN PAYMENT OF ALL DEBTS AND DUES / PUBLIC AND PRIVATE / WASHINGTON, DC / SERIES 1934 / A00000001A / WILSON
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Decorative border in orange ink. Rays radiating from the center.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 100,000 / ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
label: Description
content: The $100,000 bill is the highest denomination ever issued by the U.S. Federal Government. Printed in 1934, it was not intended for general use, but instead was used as an accounting device between branches of the Federal Reserve. It is illegal for a private individual to own this banknote.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: Associated Place
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Gold Certificates
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: U. S. Department of the Treasury
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.78.5.805
label: accession number
content: 1978.0941
label: catalog number
content: 78.5.805
label: serial number
content: A00000001A
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6.65 m x 15.52 cm x .01 cm; 21 13/16 ft x 6 1/8 in x in