50 Dollars, Interest Bearing Note, United States, 1864
date: label: date made
content: 1864
name: label: maker
content: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 50 dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1864
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Three female allegorical figures including Justice in center and Loyalty at right.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER FOR FIFTY DOLLARS / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK. / 32596 / ACT OF MARCH 3RD 1863 / 50 / THE UNITED STATES TWO YEARS AFTER DATE, WILL PAY TO BEARER FIFTY DOLLARS WITH INTEREST AT FIVE PER CENT PER ANNUM PAYABLE AT MATURITY / WASHINGTON, MAY 27, 1864. / TREASURY NOTE / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Geometric designs.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: 50 / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER, AT ITS FACE VALUE EXCLUDING INTEREST, 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 OF 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: Political ideals and values, such as liberty and justice, have often been depicted on American money as allegorical figures. On this interest-bearing note of 1864, Justice is shown holding her scales.
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: Interest Bearing 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.78.5.014
label: accession number
content: 1978.0941
label: catalog number
content: 78.5.014
label: serial number
content: 32596
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8.5 cm x 19.1 cm x .01 cm; 3 11/32 in x 7 17/32 in x in