500 Dollars, Legal Tender Note, United States, 1875
500 Dollars, Legal Tender Note, United States, 1875
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 500 dollar note
- United States, 1875
- Obverse Image: Victory as a female figure standing at the left. Bust portrait of Major General Mansfield at right.
- Obverse Text: D / ACT OF MARCH 3D. 1863 / SERIES OF 1875. / A20164 / 500 / THE UNITED STATES WILL PAY TO BEARER FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS / WASHINGTON, D.C. / UNITED STATES NOTE / THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER FOR FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ENGRAVED & PRINTED AT THE BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING. / MAJ. GEN. MANSFIELD
- Reverse Image: Decorative scrolls around text.
- Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. / 500 / FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. / D / COLUMBIAN BANKNOTE CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER AT ITS FACE VALUE FOR ALL DEBTS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EXCEPT DUTIES ON IMPORTS AND INTEREST ON THE PUBLIC DEBT. / COUNTERFEITING OR ALTERING THIS NOTE OR PASSING ANY COUNTERFEIT OR ALTERATION OF IT, OR HAVING IN POSSESSION ANY FALSE OR COUNTERFEIT PLATE OR IMPRESSION OF IT, OR ANY PAPER MADE IN IMITATION OF THE PAPER ON WHICH IT IS PRINTED IS FELONY AND IS PUNISHABLE BY $5000 FINE OR 15 YEARS IMPRISONMENT AT HARD LABOR OR BOTH. / PATENTED JULY 24, 1866.
- Object Name
- Paper Money
- note
- date made
- 1875
- maker
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- place made
- United States
- Associated Place
- United States
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 7.9 cm x 18.5 cm x.01 cm; 3 1/8 in x 7 9/32 in x in
- ID Number
- NU.78.5.217
- catalog number
- 78.5.217
- accession number
- 1978.0941
- serial number
- A20164
- Credit Line
- U. S. Department of the Treasury
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Legal Tender Notes
- Exhibition
- The Value of Money
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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