2 Dollars, National Bank Note, United States, 1877
date: label: date made
content: 1877
name: label: issuing bank
content: Importers and Traders National Bank of New York
label: maker
content: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
label: maker
content: National Bank Note Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 2 dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1877
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Woman holding a flag at left. The number 2 is laid sideways at right.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: NATIONAL CURRENCY / PRINTED AT THE BUREAU , ENGRAVING & PRINTING, TREASURY DEPT. / A / 11979 / 2 / THIS NOTE IS SECURED BY BONDS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPOSITED WITH THE U.S. TREASURER AT WASHINGTON. / ON DEMAND THE IMPORTERS AND TRADERS NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK WILL PAY TO BEARER TWO DOLLARS / NEW YORK / NATIONAL BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK / NEW YORK, N.Y. / APRIL 10TH 1877. / 1231 / SERIES 1875 / A576863
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Sir Walter Raleigh exhibiting corn and smoking tobacco from America.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: NATIONAL CURRENCY / TWO DOLLARS / SIR WALTER RALEIGH 1585 / NEW YORK / U.S. NATIONAL BANK NOTE CO. N.Y. / THIS NOTE IS RECEIVABLE AT PAR IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES IN PAYMENT OF ALL TAXES & EXCISES AND ALL OTHER DUES TO THE UNITED STATES EXCEPT DUTIES ON IMPORTS AND ALSO FOR ALL SALARIES AND OTHER DEBTS & 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 FIFTEEN YEARS IMPRISONMENT AT HARD LABOR OR BOTH.
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Also known as the "lazy deuce" note. National Bank Note. First charter period. Charter number 1231.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place issued
content: United States: New York, New York City
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: National Bank Notes
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Chase Manhattan
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.79.112.CM05162
label: nonaccession number
content: 19791263
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
label: catalog number
content: 79.112.CM05162
label: serial number
content: A576863
label: serial number
content: 11979
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bank Note
label: Object Name
content: note
label: Other Terms
content: Bank Note; 1875 00 00
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7.6 cm x 17.9 cm x .01 cm; 3 in x 7 1/16 in x in