20 Dollars, Legal Tender Note, United States, 1875
date: label: date made
content: 1875
name: label: maker
content: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 20 dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1875
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Bust of Alexander Hamilton at left. At right, Victory advancing, holding a shield and sword.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: 20 / LEGAL TENDER FOR TWENTY DOLLARS / SERIES OF 1875 / ENGRAVED & PRINTED AT THE BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING. / A1236639 / THE UNITED STATES WILL PAY TO BEARER TWENTY DOLLARS / WASHINGTON, D.C. / UNITED STATES NOTE / HAMILTON / ACT OF MARCH 3D. 1863
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Geometric design.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: XX / 20 / TWENTY DOLLARS / US / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. / COLUMBIAN BANK NOTE CO / WASHINGTON D.C. / 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 FIVE THOUSAND ($5,000) DOLLARS FINE, OR FIFTEEN (15) YEARS IMPRISONMENT AT HARD LABOR OR BOTH. / PATENTED JULY 24, 1866.
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, N.A.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.79.112.CM0051
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
label: catalog number
content: 79.112.CM0051
label: serial number
content: A1236639
label: collector/donor number
content: CM0051
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Legal Tender
label: Object Name
content: note
label: Other Terms
content: Legal Tender; 1875 00 00
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7.8 cm x 18.4 cm x .01 cm; 3 1/16 in x 7 1/4 in x in