20 Dollars, New York Loan Company, New York, United States, 1838

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Description (Brief):

One (1) 20 dollar note

Description (Brief)

New York, United States, 1838

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: At right, a cherub and lion. Train, city scene, and classical ruins behind them.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: CAPITAL 100.000 STOCKS / 20 / NO. 1103 / A / THE NEW-YORK LOAN COMPANY PROMISE TO PAY [name] OR BEARER, AT THEIR BANKING HOUSE IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK TWENTY DOLLARS IN ONE YEAR FROM DATE, WITH INTEREST AT 2 1/2 PR. CT. PR. ANNUM. / NEW-YORK, MARCH 27 1838 / SECURED BY REAL ESTATE

Date Made: 1838

Maker: S. Stiles, Sherman & Smith

Place Of Issue: United States: New York, New York City

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

Credit Line: Richard S. Schlein

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1993.0583.0455Catalog Number: 1993.0583.0455Accession Number: 1993.0583Catalog Number: 93.583.455Serial Number: 1103

Object Name: paper moneynote

Physical Description: paper (overall material)

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-0b6e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1164716

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