20 Dollars, Bank of Washington, North Carolina, United States, 1861

20 Dollars, Bank of Washington, North Carolina, United States, 1861

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One (1) 20 dollar note
North Carolina, United States, 1861
Obverse Image: Portrait of a man at left. In center, a Native American sitting near a plow. At right, a standing Native American woman with a seated white woman showing harvest and pineapple.
Obverse Text: 20 / XX / NO. 978 / NORTH CAROLINA / A / ON DEMAND THE BANK OF WASHINGTON WILL PAY TWENTY DOLLARS TO [signed] OR BEARER. / WASHINGTON / OCT. 1 1861 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK.
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Currently not on view
Object Name
paper money
note
Date made
1861
maker
American Bank Note Company
place of issue
United States: North Carolina, Washington
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ID Number
NU.253098.0003
accession number
253098
serial number
978
catalog number
NU81835
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National Museum of American History
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