1 Dollar, Legal Tender Note, United States, 1917
date: label: date made
content: 1917
name: label: maker
content: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1917
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Bust of George Washington in center. At top left, Christopher Columbus and men in sight of land.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: ACT OF MARCH 3RD. 1863. / THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER FOR ONE DOLLAR / SERIES OF 1917 / ONE / 1 / THE UNITED STATES WILL PAY TO BEARER ONE DOLLAR / WASHINGTON, D.C. / E47767575A / UNITED STATES NOTE / ENGRAVED & PRINTED AT THE BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING. / C
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: X in center with decoration around. This design is known as the "sawhorse reverse."
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: ONE DOLLAR / 1 / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / US OF A / SERIES OF 1917 / THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER AT ITS FACE VALUE 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 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 $5,000 FINE, OR 15 YEARS IMPRISONMENT AT HARD LABOR OR BOTH. / PRINTED AT THE BUREAU OF / ENGRAVING AND PRINTING
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: These notes are often termed Legal Tender Notes, and they were named United States Notes by the First Legal Tender Act. This is an error note - the serial number is only partially printed on the right side.
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: Legal Tender Notes
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Chase Manhattan Bank
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.79.112.CM0077
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
label: catalog number
content: 79.112.CM0077
label: serial number
content: E47767575A
label: collector/donor number
content: CM0077
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Legal Tender
label: Object Name
content: note
label: Other Terms
content: Legal Tender; 1917 00 00
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7.9 cm x 18.7 cm x .01 cm; 3 1/8 in x 7 3/8 in x in