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Currency

Object Name:
Currency
Object ID:
2012.500.092
Creator:
Toppan, Carpenter & CompanyEngraver
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1861
Description:
Currency. Bank Note. Engraving, printed on paper. Obverse: "CITY OF CONCORD / 18 / On demand / THE UNION BANK / Will pay ONE DOLLAR to bearer. / Cashier President / NEW HAMPSHIRE" printed; TOPPAN CARPENTER & Co. / Philad. New Yk. & Boston." fine print bottom; "No." printed left side; "April 2 61" written in ink top; A C Peirce, G B Chandler's signatures bottom; "ONE" printed red ink bottom; "1" printed in oval top right corner; "ONE" printed in circle bottom left corner; "1" printed top left corner; woman's portrait in circle bottom right corner; young child's portrait top; Capitol building, Washington, DC, horses, carriages top left. Reverse: "... / ... 25/68" written in ink top.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-3 W-7.2 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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