Currency

Object Name:

Currency

Object ID:

2012.500.151

Creator:

Bureau of Engraving Printing

Place of Origin:

Washington, DC

Date:

1874

Description:

Currency. Bank Note. Engraving, printed on paper. Obverse: "UNITED STATES" printed top; "E" printed top right; "69" printed bottom right; "TREASURER / REGISTER." fine print bottom; ENGRAVED AND / PRINTED AT THE / Bureau. Engraving Printing." fine print bottom; "SERIES OF 1874" printed vertically right; (?) Spinner and John Allison's signatures bottom; "CENTS" printed over "X" printed in oval middle; Seal of the Treasury printed red ink middle; William M. Meredith's portrait left, "WILLIAM M. MEREDITH SECT. TREASY. 1849." printed below; "X" printed in circles with flowers bottom corners; "10" printed in circle with flowers top left corner; "TEN" printed in rectangle with flowers top right corner; "FRACTIONAL CURRENCY" printed vertically left, "US" printed horizontally above, below; thin black border; Reverse: "THIS NOTE / is Exchangeable for / UNITED STATES NOTES / by the Assistant Treasurers and / designated Depositaries of the / United States in sums not less than / THREE DOLLARS. / Receivable in payment of all dues / to the United States less than / FIVE DOLLARS, / EXCEPT CUSTOMS." printed green ink in decorative, thick-bordered oval; "PATENTED JULY 21 1866." printed vertically left; "TEN CENTS / FRACTIONAL CURRENCY" printed banner top; "COLUMBIAN BANK NOTE Co. / WASHINGTON, D.C." printed in banner bottom; "TEN CENTS" printed banners bottom left, right; "ACT OF MARCH 3D. 1863" printed in banner vertically left; "ACT OF JUNE 30TH. 1864." printed in banner vertically right; "X" printed in shields left corners; "10" printed in circles right corners; scrollwork around border.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-2.1 W-3.4 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Meredith, William M. (1799-1873)

Subjects:

Banking, Bank notes