5 Dollars, National Bank Note, United States, 1863
date: label: date made
content: 1863
name: label: issuing bank
content: First National Bank of Stamford
label: maker
content: Continental Bank Note Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 5 dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1863
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Christopher Columbus with men in sight of land at left. At right, an Indian Princess, representing America, being introduced to allegorical figures representing the Old World.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: FIVE / 5 / C / NATIONAL CURRENCY. / P790991 / THIS NOTE IS SECURED BY BONDS OF THE UNITED STATES, DEPOSITED WITH THE U.S. TREASURER AT WASHINGTON. / THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF STAMFORD WILL PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND FIVE DOLLARS / STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT / NOV. 2D. 1863. / CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE CO NEW YORK / ACT APPROVED FEB. 25, 1863 / 4 / 10760
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: The Landing of Columbus, from a painting by John Vanderlyn.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: NATIONAL CURRENCY / FIVE / 5 / X 438 / CONNECTICUT / LANDING OF COLUMBUS 1492 / 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.
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place issued
content: United States: Connecticut, Stamford
label: associated place
content: United States: Connecticut
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: National Bank Notes
label: Exhibition
content: Value of Money
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Chase Manhattan Bank
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.79.112.CM0133
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
label: catalog number
content: 79.112.CM0133
label: serial number
content: P790991
label: collector/donor number
content: CM0133
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bank Note
label: Object Name
content: note
label: Other Terms
content: Bank Note; 1863 11 02
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7.8 cm x 18 cm x .01 cm; 3 1/16 in x 7 3/32 in x in