20 Dollars, National Bank Note, United States, 1895
date: label: date made
content: 1895
name: label: issuing bank
content: Winthrop National Bank of Boston
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 20 dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1895
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Scene of the Battle of Lexington at left. Columbia leading a procession at right.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: 20 / 2304 / XX / NATIONAL CURRENCY. / THIS NOTE IS SECURED BY BONDS OF THE UNITED STATES OR OTHER SECURITIES / THE WINTHROP NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON WILL PAY TWENTY DOLLARS TO BEARER ON DEMAND. / MASSACHUSETTS. / N915839 / 2304 / BOSTON, MASS. / SEPT. 16, 1895 / 16431 / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING & PRINTING TREASY. DEPT.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Eagle with wings partially spread on shield with arrows and branches at left. Perched eagle with shield behind, clutching arrows and branches at right.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: NATIONAL CURRENCY / 20 / XX / US / 1882 1908 / 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. / 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 $1,000 FINE OR 15 YEARS IMPRISONMENT AT HARD LABOR OR BOTH.
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: National Bank Note. Second charter period. Charter number 2304.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place issued
content: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
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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.CM0179
label: catalog number
content: 79.112.CM0179
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
label: serial number
content: N915839
label: collector/donor number
content: CM0179
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bank Note
label: Object Name
content: note
label: Other Terms
content: Bank Note; 1895 09 16
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 cm x 17.7 cm x .01 cm; 3 5/32 in x 6 31/32 in x in