500 Dollars, Legal Tender Note, United States, 1880
500 Dollars, Legal Tender Note, United States, 1880
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 500 dollar note
- United States, 1880
- Obverse Image: Female figure representing Victory at left. Portrait of Major General Joseph King Mansfield at right.
- Obverse Text: D / ACT OF MARCH 3D. 1863 / SERIES OF 1880. / A43029 / A / A1 / 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 / ENRGAVED & PRINTED AT THE BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING. / MAJ. GEN. MANSFIELD / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES
- Reverse Image: Decorative scrolls around text.
- Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. / 500 / FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS / D / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING & PRINTING. / 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. / SERIES OF 1880.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- note
- date made
- 1880
- depicted
- Mansfield, Joseph King Fenno
- maker
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- place made
- United States
- Associated Place
- United States
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8 cm x 18.7 cm x.01 cm; 3 5/32 in x 7 3/8 in x in
- ID Number
- NU.78.5.221
- catalog number
- 78.5.221
- accession number
- 1978.0941
- serial number
- A43029
- Credit Line
- U. S. Department of the Treasury
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Legal Tender Notes
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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