10 Dollars, National Bank Note, United States, 1871
Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 10 dollar note
- United States, 1870
- Obverse Image: At left, Benjamin Franklin performing his electricity experiment. At right, Liberty seated on a flying eagle and clutching a lightning bolt in her hand.
- Obverse Text: NATIONAL CURRENCY / 10 / X / TEN / THIS NOTE IS SECURED BY BONDS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPOSITED WITH THE U.S. TREASURER AT WASHINGTON. / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / CHICAGO, ILLS. / AUGUST 25TH, 1871 / THE NATIONAL BANK OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO WILL PAY TEN DOLLARS TO BEARER ON DEMAND. / ILLINOIS / CASHR / PRES'T / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. N.Y. / B899761 / 1867
- Reverse Image: De Soto discovering the Mississippi.
- Reverse Text: 10 / NATIONAL CURRENCY / THIS NOTE IS RECEIVABLE AT PAR IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES IN PAYMENT OF ALL TAXES AND EXCISES AND ALL OTHER DUES TO THE UNITED STATES EXCEPT DUTIES ON IMPORTS AND ALSO FOR ALL SALARIES AND OTHER DEBTS AND DEMANDS OWING BY THE UNITED STATES TO INDIVIDUALS CORPORATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES EXCEPT INTEREST ON PUBLIC DEBT / COUNTERFEITING OR ALTERING THIS NOTE OR PASSING ANY COUNTERFEIT OR ALTERATION OF IT, OR HAVING IN POSSESSION ANY FALSE OR COUNTERFEIT PLATE OR IMPRESSION OF IT, OR ANY PAPER MADE IN IMITATION OF THE PAPER ON WHICH IT IS PRINTED IS FELONY AND IS PUNISHABLE BY $1,000 FINE OR 15 YEARS IMPRISONMENT AT HARD LABOR OR BOTH. / DE SOTO DEISCOVERING THE MISSISSIPPI. / ILLINOIS
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- U. S. Department of the Treasury
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1871
- ID Number
- NU.78.5.235
- catalog number
- 78.5.235
- accession number
- 1978.0941
- serial number
- B899761
- issuing bank
- National Bank of Illinois at Chicago
- maker
- American Bank Note Company
- Object Name
- note
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 7.8 cm x 19 cm x .01 cm; 3 1/16 in x 7 15/32 in x in
- place made
- United States
- place issued
- United States: Illinois, Chicago
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- National Bank Notes
- Record ID
- nmah_1839538
