5 Dollars, Legal Tender Note, United States, 1862
Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 5 dollar note
- United States, 1862
- Obverse Image: Statue of Freedom at left. Portrait of Alexander Hamilton at lower right.
- Obverse Text: FIVE / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK / NO. 17889 / SERIES 58 / THE UNITED STATES PROMISE TO PAY TO THE BEARER FIVE DOLLARS / 5 / WASHINGTON / MARCH 10TH 1862 / PAYABLE AT THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES AT NEW YORK / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / ACT OF FEBY. 25TH, 1862 / A / PATENTED 30 JUNE 1857.
- Reverse Image: Ornate designs in green ink.
- Reverse Text: FIVE / V / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER FOR ALL DEBTS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, EXCEPT DUTIES ON IMPORTS AND INTEREST ON THE PUBLIC DEBT, AND IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR U. S. SIX PER CENT TWENTY YEAR BONDS, REDEEMABLE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE U. STATES AFTER FIVE YEARS.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- U. S. Department of the Treasury
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1862
- ID Number
- NU.78.5.745
- catalog number
- 78.5.745
- accession number
- 1978.0941
- serial number
- 17889
- depicted
- Hamilton, Alexander
- maker
- American Bank Note Company
- Object Name
- note
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8 cm x 18.7 cm x .01 cm; 3 5/32 in x 7 3/8 in x in
- place made
- United States
- Associated Place
- United States
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Legal Tender Notes
- Record ID
- nmah_1839959
