20 Dollars, Legal Tender Note, United States, 1875
date: label: date made
content: 1875
name: label: depicted
content: Hamilton, Alexander
label: maker
content: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 20 dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1875
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Bust of Alexander Hamilton at left. Victory advancing holding a shield and a sword at right.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: LEGAL TENDER FOR TWENTY DOLLARS / SERIES OF 1875 / 20 / ENGRAVED & PRINTED AT THE BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING. / THE UNITED STATES WILL PAY TO BEARER TWENTY DOLLARS / A1067250 / B3 / B / ACT OF MARCH 3D. 1863 / HAMILTON / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / THESAUR / AMER / SEPTENT / SIGIL / UNITED STATES NOTE
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Ornate designs.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: TWENTY DOLLARS / US / XX / 20 / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. / COLUMBIAN BANK NOTE CO / WASHINGTON D.C. / THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER AT ITS FACE VALUE FOR ALL DEBTS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, EXCEPT DUTIES ON IMPORTS AND INTEREST ON THE PUBLIC DEBT. COUNTERFEITING OR ALTERING THIS NOTE OR PASSING ANY COUNTERFEIT OR ALTERATION OF IT, OR HAVING IN POSSESSION ANY FALSE OR COUNTERFEIT PLATE OR IMPRESSION OF IT OR ANY PAPER MADE IN IMITATION OF THE PAPER ON WHICH IT IS PRINTED IS FELONY, AND IS PUNISHABLE BY FIVE THOUSAND ($5,000) DOLLARS FINE, OR FIFTEEN (15) YEARS IMPRISONMENT AT HARD LABOR OR BOTH. / PATENTED JULY 24, 1866.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: Associated Place
content: United States
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Legal Tender Notes
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.78.5.186
label: catalog number
content: 78.5.186
label: accession number
content: 1978.0941
label: serial number
content: A1067250
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 cm x 18.9 cm x .01 cm; 3 5/32 in x 7 7/16 in x in