Currency
- Object Name:
- Currency
- Object ID:
- 2012.500.085
- Creator:
- Rawdon, Wright, Hatch Edson; New England Bank Note Company
- Place of Origin:
- Claremont, NH
- Date:
- 1863
- Description:
- Currency. Bank Note. Engraving, printed on paper. Obverse: "STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. / The Claremont Bank / Will pay to the bearer on demand / Two Dollars. / Claremont, Jan 1st, 18 No. / Cash. / Pres." printed; "ABE" printed left side; "A" printed right side; "Rawdon, Wright, Hatch Edson, New-York. New England Bank Note Co. Boston." fine print bottom; "TWO" printed red ink top; "2" large print left; "Apr" written in ink over printed "January"; "63" written in ink center; Farwell and Farwell's(?) signatures bottom; "2" printed in decorative circle top right corner; "2" printed decorative oval top left corner; "TWO" printed decorative oval bottom left corner; two cows in circle left side; two seated women with shield, chest, cornucopia, liberty pole and cap, in background ships and train right side.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-2.8 W-6.9 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Banking, Bank notes, Cows, Girls, Cornucopias, Shields, Chests, Ships, Trains
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