5 Dollars, National Bank Note, United States, 1864
date: label: date made
content: 1864
name: label: issuing bank
content: Second National Bank of Providence
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 5 dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1864
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: At left, Christopher Columbus and men in sight of land. At right, an Indian Princess representing America is being introduced to allegorical figures representing the Old World.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: FIVE / 5 / NATIONAL CURRENCY. / 753135 / THIS NOTE IS SECURED BY BONDS OF THE UNITED STATES, DEPOSITED WITH THE U.S. TREASURER AT WASHINGTON. / THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK OF PROVIDENCE WILL PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND FIVE DOLLARS / PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND / NOV. 10TH, 1864 / CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK / ACT APPROVED JUNE 3D. 1864 / 1542
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Scene of the landing of Columbus.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: FIVE / NATIONAL CURRENCY / 5 / HOPE / RHODE ISLAND / LANDING OF COLUMBUS 1492 / US / 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 / EVERY PERSON MAKING OR ENGRAVING OR AIDING TO MAKE OR ENGRAVE OR PASSING OR ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANY IMITATION OR ALTERATION OF THIS NOTE AND EVERY PERSON HAVING IN POSSESSION A PLATE OR IMPRESSION MADE IN IMITATION OF IT OR ANY PAPER MADE IN IMITATION OF THAT ON WHICH THIS NOTE IS PRINTED IS BY ACT OF CONGRESS APPROVED JUNE 3D. 1864 GUILTY OF FELONY AND SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING FIFTEEN YEARS OR BOTH.
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: National Bank Note. First charter period.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place issued
content: United States: Rhode Island, Providence
label: associated place
content: United States: Rhode Island
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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: 1979.1263.02193
label: nonaccession number
content: 19791263
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
label: catalog number
content: 1979.1263.02193
label: serial number
content: 753135
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bank Note
label: Object Name
content: note
label: Other Terms
content: Bank Note; 1864 12 10
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7.4 cm x 17.8 cm x .01 cm; 2 29/32 in x 7 in x in