20 Dollars, Demand Note, United States, 1861
date: label: date made
content: August 10, 1861
label: date made
content: 1861
name: label: issuing authority
content: Department of the Treasury
label: maker
content: American Bank Note Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 20 dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1861
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Liberty holding a shield and sword.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: ACT OF JULY 17, 1861 / TWENTY / ON DEMAND THE UNITED STATES PROMISE TO PAY TWENTY DOLLARS TO THE BEARER / WASHINGTON, AUGUST 10TH, 1861 / PAYABLE BY THE ASST. TREASURER OF THE U.S. AT PHILADA. / RECEIVABLE IN PAYMENT OF ALL PUBLIC DUES. / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK / FOR THE REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / FOR THE TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / NO. 36687 / PATENTED 30 JUNE 1858 / C
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: An ornate pattern in green ink with the number 20 within a shield in the center.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 20
label: Description
content: A Demand Note is a type of United States paper money that was issued between August 1861 and April 1862 during the American Civil War in denominations of 5, 10, and 20 United States Dollars. Demand notes were nicknamed "greenbacks" because of the back side of the note was printed in green ink.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
label: city
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
label: Associated Place
content: United States
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Demand 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.78.5.096
label: accession number
content: 1978.0941
label: catalog number
content: 78.5.096
label: serial number
content: 36687
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
label: Object Name
content: paper money
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 cm x 18.5 cm x .01 cm; 3 5/32 in x 7 9/32 in x in