One (1) 10 dollar note
United States, 1864
Obverse Image: Portrait of Salmon Chase at left. Eagle in center. Female figure representing Peace at right.
Obverse Text: THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER FOR TEN DOLLARS / THREE YEARS AFTER DATE / X / TREASURY DEPARTMENT / US / 10 / THE UNITED STATES / ACT OF JUNE 30TH 1864 / WASHINGTON / COMPOUND INTEREST TREASURY NOTE / JULY 15, 1864 / 40993 / WILL PAY THE BEARER WITH INTEREST AT THE RATE OF SIX PER CENT PER ANNUM / COMPOUNDED SEMI-ANNUALLY / D / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES
Reverse Image: Geometric pattern.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES / BY ACT OF CONGRESS / THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER / FOR TEN DOLLARS BUT BEARS / INTEREST AT SIX PERCENT COMPOUNDED EVERY SIX MONTHS / THOUGH PAYABLE ONLY AT MATURITY AS FOLLOWS: / 6 MONTHS INTEREST 30 NOTE WORTH 10.30 / ONE YEAR............".............60........".........10.60 / 18 MONTHS........"..........92........"...........10.92 / TWO YEARS..........".............1.25............."..............11.25 / 30 MONTHS........."..........1.59.........".............11.59 / THREE YEARS........".............1.94..............."............11.94 / THIS SUM $11.94 WILL BE PAID THE HOLDER FOR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST AT MATURITY OF NOTE THREE YEARS FROM DATE. / OF AMERICA / 10
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