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Currency

Object Name:
Currency
Object ID:
2012.500.155
Place of Origin:
Boston, MA
Date:
circa 1860
Description:
Currency. Bank Note. Engraving, printed on paper. Sheet of twenty uncut notes. Obverse: "THE TREASURER OF THE / STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE / Will pay Three Dollars to bearer / on the 1st day of July 1871 at the Suffolk Bank Boston, / being SIX months interest on Bond No. _ for $100. / Coupon No. 20 Treasr." printed; Peter Sanborn's signature printed bottom; "3" printed in circles top left, right; shipyard scene center, ship, flag, ocean, rising sun; floral design four corners; thick border with designs; hole punch through number line bottom. Notes labeled "Coupon No. " "1" through "20"; notes alternate dates July and January for each year 1862 through 1871.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-8.6 W-14 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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