50 Dollars, National Bank Note, United States, 1864
date: label: date made
content: 1864
name: label: issuing bank
content: North National Bank of Boston
label: maker
content: American Bank Note Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 50 dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1864
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: At left, George Washington crossing the Delaware river. At right, Washington at prayer with allegorical figures above.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: NATIONAL CURRENCY / THIS NOTE IS SECURED BY BONDS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPOSITED WITH THE U.S. TREASURER AT WASHINGTON. / BOSTON, MASS. / OCT. 6TH 1864. / THE NORTH NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON WILL PAY TO BEARER FIFTY DOLLARS ON DEMAND / MASSACHUSETTS. / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / 10581 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. N.Y. / 50
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: The embarkation of the pilgrims.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: 50 / L / NATIONAL CURRENCY / EMBARKATION OF THE PILGRIMS / US / THIS NOTE IS RECEIVABLE AT PAR IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES, IN PAYMENT OF ALL TAXES AS EXCISES AND ALL OTHER DUES TO THE UNITED STATES EXCEPT DUTIES ON IMPORTS, AND ALSO FOR ALL SALARIES AND OTHER DEBTS AND DEMANDS OWING BY THE UNITED STATES TO INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, EXCEPT INTEREST ON 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 $1,000 FINE OR 15 YEARS IMPRISONMENT AT HARD LABOR OR BOTH.
label: Description
content: In 1863 the U.S. issued its first national notes and decided to feature historically themed paintings from the Capitol Rotunda on the reverse. The paintings were shrunk from their original size of twelve by eight feet to a mere four-and-a-half by two-and-a-half inches, but maintained the detail and quality of the paintings. This decision converted national treasures into national currency.
label: Description
content: Robert Weir completed <i>Embarkation of the Pilgrims</i> in 1843. The painting depicts the Pilgrims departing Holland in 1620 in search of religious freedom in America. The painting conveys the solemnity of the travelers at the beginning of their journey. Weir’s painting is replicated on the reverse of the first fifty dollar national note.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place issued
content: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
topic: label: depicted
content: Pilgrims
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: National Bank 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.78.5.328
label: serial number
content: 10581
label: accession number
content: 1978.0941
label: catalog number
content: 78.5.328
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7.75 cm x 17.8 cm x .01 cm; 3 1/16 in x 7 in x in