20 Dollars, Compound Interest Treasury Note, United States, 1864
date: label: date made
content: 1864
name: label: depicted
content: Lincoln, Abraham
label: maker
content: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 20 dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1864
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Female figure representing Victory at left. Cannon with cannonballs at bottom center. Portrait of Abraham Lincoln at right.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: LEGAL TENDER FOR TWENTY DOLLARS / TREASURY DEPARTMENT / THESAUR * AMER * SEPTENT * SIGIL / 20 / TREASURY NOTE. THREE YEARS AFTER DATE THE UNITED STATES WILL PAY THE BEARER TWENTY DOLLARS WITH INTEREST AT THE RATE OF SIX PERCENT PER ANNUM COMPOUNDED SEMI-ANNUALLY. / COMPOUND INTEREST TREASURY NOTE / WASHINGTON, AUG. 15, 1864. / B1 / 52149 / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / IN GOD IS OUR TRUST / ACT OF JUNE 30TH. 1864 / GOD AND OUR RIGHT
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Geometric pattern with three circles.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: BY ACT OF CONGRESS THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER FOR TWENTY DOLLARS BUT BEARS INTEREST AT SIX PER CENT COMPOUNDED EVERY SIX MONTHS, THOUGH PAYABLE ONLY AT MATURITY AS FOLLOWS: / SIX MONTHS INTEREST .60 NOTE WORTH 20.60 / ONE YEAR ....."........1.22.......".........21.22 / 18 MONTHS........"..........1.85........"...........21.85 / TWO YEARS........."...........2.51........".........22.51 / 30 MONTHS....."........3.19.........."...........23.19 / THREE YEARS......".........3.88...........".......23.88 / THIS SUM $23.88 WILL BE PAID THE HOLDER FOR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST AT MATURITY OF NOTE THREE YEARS FROM DATE.
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: Compound Interest Treasury 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.78.5.003
label: serial number
content: 52149
label: accession number
content: 1978.0941
label: catalog number
content: 78.5.003
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8.7 cm x 19.4 cm x .01 cm; 3 7/16 in x 7 5/8 in x in