20 Dollars, National Bank Note, United States, 1878
date: label: date made
content: 1878
name: label: issuing bank
content: Northampton County National Bank of Easton
label: maker
content: American Bank Note Company
label: maker
content: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 20 dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1878
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: At left, scene of the Battle of Lexington. At right, Columbia leading a procession.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: 20 / TWENTY / NATIONAL CURRENCY. / THIS NOTE IS SECURED BY BONDS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPOSITED WITH THE U.S. TRESAURER AT WASHINGTON. / K741878 / 2385 / SERIES 1875. / THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NATIONAL BANK OF EASTON WILL PAY TWENTY DOLLARS TO BEARER ON DEMAND. / PENNSYLVANIA. / EASTON, PA. / JUNE 15TH, 1878. / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. N.Y. / 7890 / PRINTED AT THE BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING, U.S. TREASURY DEPT.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Scene of the baptism of Pocahontas.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: NATIONAL CURRENCY / 20 / BAPTISM OF POCAHONTAS / XX / THIS NOTE IS RECEIVABLE AT PAR IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES IN PAYMENT OF ALL TAXES AND 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 (Brief)
content: General Information: National Bank Note. First charter period. Charter number 2385.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place issued
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Easton
label: associated place
content: United States: Pennsylvania
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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.CM0144
label: catalog number
content: 79.112.CM0144
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
label: serial number
content: K741878
label: collector/donor number
content: CM0144
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bank Note
label: Object Name
content: note
label: Other Terms
content: Bank Note; 1878 06 15
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7.8 cm x 18.5 cm x .01 cm; 3 1/16 in x 7 9/32 in x in