Currency

Object Name:

Currency

Object ID:

1995.105.05

Creator:

Bureau of Engraving & Printing

Place of Origin:

Washington, DC

Date:

1899

Description:

Currency. Bank note. Engraving, printed on paper. Obverse: "SILVER CERTIFICATE SILVER CERTIFICATE / THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN TWO DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE / A UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / SERIES OF 1899. / TWO SILVER DOLLARS / SERIES OF 1899. A / 1889 / Register of the Treasury. Treasurer of the United States. / PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND. / SILVER CERTIFICATE." PRINTED; "K17930949" printed blue ink left right sides; "2" printed blue ink left side; treasury seal printed blue ink right , "Washington, D.C. printed in script over; "ACT OF AUG. 4, 1886" printed vertically left side; J.C. Napier's signature left; Lee McClung's signature right; "2" printed upper corners; "TWO / DOLLARS DOLLARS / 2 / 2" printed lower corners; "2" and "TWO" printed around border; George Washington's portrait in oval center, name printed underneath; right seated woman with cornucopia; left seated man with tools. Reverse: SILVER CERTIFICATE / TWO / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / DOLLARS / THIS CERTIFICATE IS / RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS, / TAXES AND ALL PUBLIC DUES, / AND WHEN SO RECEIVED / MAY BE REISSUED. / SILVER CERTIFICATE SILVER CERTIFICATE" PRINTED; "2" PRINTED FOUR CORNERS; "TWO / 2 / TWO" PRINTED LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES; DESIGNS IN GREEN INK.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-3.1 W-7.3 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Eleanor H. Stark

People:

Washington, George (1732-1799), McClung, Thomas Lee, Napier, James Carroll

Subjects:

Banking, Bank notes, Cornucopias, Wheels, Anvil, Wheat