2 Dollars, Somerset and Worcester Savings Bank, Maryland, United States, 1862

Description (Brief):

One (1) 2 dollar note

Description (Brief)

Maryland, United States, 1862

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Man leaning against fence and petting a dog at left. Milkmaid and cows in center. Portrait of young girl holding puppies at right.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: 2 / TWO / THE SOMERSET AND WORCESTER SAVINGS BANK WILL PAY TO BEARER TWO DOLLARS ON DEMAND / SALISBURY / MARYLAND. / A / NO. 2557 / NOVR. 1ST, 1862. / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: The number 2 in a decorative vignette in the center with two circular vignettes on either side.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: 2 / TWO

Date Made: 1862

Maker: American Bank Note Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Of Issue: United States: Maryland, Salisbury

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Related Publication: Doty, Richard. Pictures from a Distant Country

Credit Line: Stack's

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.NU61966.01Accession Number: 230459Catalog Number: NU61966.01Serial Number: 2557

Object Name: paper moneynote

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 7.7 cm x 18.4 cm x .01 cm; 3 1/32 in x 7 1/4 in x in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-a097-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1203525

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