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Object Name:
Currency
Object ID:
1995.105.02
Creator:
Rawdon, Wright Hatch
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1856
Description:
Currency. Bank note. Engraving, printed on paper. Obverse: "No._ STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. / A / THE MERRIMACK COUNTY BANK / Will pay ONE DOLLAR to A. Hallier, / or bearer on demand. CONCORD 18_ / Cash. Pres. / Rawdon, Wright Hatch, Boston." printed; "ONE" repeated printed top and bottom border; "ONE" printed top and bottom left corners; "1" printed upper right corner and left side; "ONE" printed red ink center; "836" written in ink left side; "June 11 56" written in ink right side; signature of E.S Towle "Cashr." bottom left; signature of Francis N. Fisk "Prest." bottom right; young girl's portrait in oval left; woman's portrait in oval right; farmer with two horses and plow center; ox bottom.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-2.8 W-6.9 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Eleanor H. Stark
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