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Object Name:
Currency
Object ID:
2012.500.003
Creator:
Rawdon, Wright Hatch
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1853
Description:
Currency. Bank Note. Engraving, printed on paper. Obverse: "STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. / No. A / THE / MERRIMACK COUNTY BANK / Will pay FIVE DOLLARS on demand to / A. Walker, or bearer. CONCORD 18_ / Cash. Pres. / Rawdon, Wright Hatch. Boston." printed; "FIVE" printed repeated top and bottom borders; "3206" written in ink left; "April 1 53" written in ink right; E.S. Towle's signature bottom; Francis N. Fisk's signature bottom; soaring woman, eagle, shield, flowers, pole, cap center; standing woman in robes, sword, scales left, "5" printed above; standing man in cap, sickle, sheaf right "5" printed above; deer bottom.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-2.8 W-6.9 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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