5 Dollars, National Bank Note, United States, 1877
date: label: date made
content: 1877
name: label: issuing bank
content: Chase National Bank of the City of New York
label: maker
content: Continental Bank Note Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 5 dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1877
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: At left, Christopher Columbus and men in sight of land. At right, an Indian Princess representing the United States being introduced to other allegorical figures representing the Old World.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: FIVE / 5 / NATIONAL CURRENCY. / THIS NOTE IS SECURED BY BONDS OF THE UNITED STATES, DEPOSITED WITH THE U.S. TREASURER AT WASHINGTON. / Z55459 / D / 2370 / SERIES 1875. / THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK WILL PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND FIVE DOLLARS / NEW YORK, NEW YORK / OCTR. 5TH, 1877. / CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE CO NEW YORK / ACT APPROVED JUNE 3D. 1864 / 12393
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Scene of the Landing of Columbus.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: NATIONAL CURRENCY / 5 / FIVE / NEW YORK. / EXCELSIOR / 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. Charter number 2370.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place issued
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: associated place
content: United States: New York
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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.CM0139
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
label: catalog number
content: 79.112.CM0139
label: serial number
content: 12393
label: collector/donor number
content: CM0139
label: serial number
content: Z55459
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7.8 cm x 18.2 cm x .01 cm; 3 1/16 in x 7 5/32 in x in