5 Dollars, Ocmulgee Bank, Georgia, United States, 1840

5 Dollars, Ocmulgee Bank, Georgia, United States, 1840

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Description (Brief)
One (1) 5 dollar note
Georgia, United States, 1840
Obverse Image: At left, a Native American standing with bow and arrow. In center, a steam boat passing cart loaded with bales of hay. At right, a woman holding a bundle of grain and leaning on a stone wall.
Obverse Text: V / 5 / NO. 164 / A / THE OCMULGEE BANK OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, WILL PAY [name] OR BEARER ON DEMAND FIVE DOLLARS. / MACON 6TH FEBRUARY 1840
Object Name
paper money
note
date made
1840-02-06
maker
Rawdon, Wright and Hatch
place of issue
United States: Georgia, Macon
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 81.5 mm x 184.5 mm; 3 7/32 in x 7 1/4 in
ID Number
NU.170666.0046
catalog number
170666.0046
serial number
164
accession number
170666
Credit Line
Estate of Victor H. Huberich
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