Coins, Currency, and Medals

The museum possesses one of the largest and most diverse numismatic collections in the world. Its diverse holdings represent every inhabited continent and span more than three millennia. The collection includes coins, paper money, medals, tokens, commodity and alternative currencies, coin dies, printing plates, scales and weights, financial documents and apparatuses, credit cards, and objects that reflect established and emerging digital monetary technologies worldwide.

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issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.261096
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.261096
One (1) 100,000 dollar noteUnited States, 1934Obverse Image: Portrait of Woodrow Wilson.Obverse Text: 100,000 / THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THERE IS ON DEPOSIT IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GOLD PAYABLE TO BEARER ON DEMAND AS AUTHORIZ
Description (Brief)
One (1) 100,000 dollar note
United States, 1934
Obverse Image: Portrait of Woodrow Wilson.
Obverse Text: 100,000 / THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THERE IS ON DEPOSIT IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GOLD PAYABLE TO BEARER ON DEMAND AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW / GOLD CERTIFICATE / THIS CERTIFICATE IS LEGAL TENDER IN THE AMOUNT THEREOF IN PAYMENT OF ALL DEBTS AND DUES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE / WASHINGTON, D.C. / SERIES OF 1934 / A00020109A / WILSON
Reverse Image: Decorative border in orange ink. Rays radiating from the center.
Reverse Text: 100,000 / THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
Description
The $100,000 bill is the highest denomination ever issued by the U.S. Federal Government. Printed in 1934, it was not intended for general use, but instead was used as an accounting device between branches of the Federal Reserve. It is illegal for a private individual to own this banknote.
date made
1934
depicted
Wilson, Woodrow
issuing authority
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.78.5.807
accession number
1978.0941
catalog number
78.5.807
serial number
A00020109A
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Location
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date made
1991
depicted (sitter)
Jefferson, Thomas
maker
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
2010.0019.187
accession number
2010.0019
catalog number
2010.0019.187
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U.S. Department of the Treasury
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.241156
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.241156
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issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.244670
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.244670
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issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.255951
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.255951
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issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.091720
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.091720
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issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.230067
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.230067
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issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.263603
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.263603
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issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.231750
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.231750
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issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.108966
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.108966
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issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.243611
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.243611
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issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.258404
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.258404
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issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.051519
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.051519
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issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.120294
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.120294
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issuing authority
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manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.237037
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.237037
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issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.102801
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.102801
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issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.242463
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.242463
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issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.048946
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.048946
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manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.243797
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.243797
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manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.255020
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.255020
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issuing authority
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manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.238912
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.238912
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issuing authority
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manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.112510
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.112510
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issuing authority
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manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.096829
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.096829

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