2 Dollars, Silver Certificate, United States, 1896
date: label: date made
content: 1896
name: label: depicted
content: Morse, Samuel Finley Breese
label: depicted
content: Fulton, Robert
label: maker
content: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 2 dollar note
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1896
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Five allegorical figures representing Science presenting Steam and Electricity to Commerce and Manufacture.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverser Text: THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES / TWO SILVER DOLLARS PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND / SERIES OF 1896 / 2 / 19602983 / WASHINGTON, D.C. / ACT OF AUG. 4, 1886 / C / SCIENCE PRESENTING STEAM AND ELECTRICITY TO COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURE / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Portraits of Robert Fulton and Samuel F. B. Morse surrounded by an ornate design.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: 2 / TWO DOLLARS / UNITED STATES / US / SILVER CERTIFICATE / THIS CERTIFICATE IS RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS, TAXES AND ALL PUBLIC DUES, AND WHEN SO RECIEVED MAY BE REISSUED. / BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING. / FULTON / MORSE
label: Description
content: The U.S. government released a series of silver certificates in 1896 with neoclassical designs. They are considered to be among the most beautiful American notes ever printed. These notes are often referred to as the “Educational Series.” The one dollar note depicts the allegorical figure of History instructing Youth. The two dollar note depicts the figure of Science presenting the children, Steam and Electricity, to the adults, Commerce and Manufacture. The figure of Electricity also appears on the five dollar note, but there she has matured into a powerful woman of influence.
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: Silver Certificates
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.78.5.574
label: accession number
content: 1978.0941
label: catalog number
content: 78.5.574
label: serial number
content: 19602983
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8.1 cm x 18.8 cm x .01 cm; 3 3/16 in x 7 13/32 in x in