20 Dollars, United States, 1934
20 Dollars, United States, 1934
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 20 dollar note
- United States, 1934
- Obverse Image: Portrait of Andrew Jackson.
- Obverse Text: 20 / FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND TWENTY DOLLARS / FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA / THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR ALL DEBTS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, AND IS REDEEMABLE IN LAWFUL MONEY AT THE UNITED STATES TREASURY OR AT ANY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK / L77867361A / C / 12 / HAWAII / SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES / JACKSON
- Reverse Image: The White House.
- Reverse Text: 20 / THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / WHITE HOUSE / TWENTY DOLLARS / HAWAII
- Description
- Emergency currencies have often been issued during wartime. After the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, the U.S. withdrew its regular notes from Hawaii and issued notes printed with the island’s name to protect the national currency in case Hawaii fell to Japanese invasion.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- note
- date made
- 1934
- depicted
- Jackson, Andrew
- maker
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- place made
- United States
- Associated Place
- United States: Hawaii
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6.6 cm x 15.6 cm x in; 2 19/32 in x 6 5/32 in x.0254 cm
- ID Number
- NU.78.5.683
- catalog number
- 78.5.683
- accession number
- 1978.0941
- serial number
- L77867361A
- Credit Line
- U. S. Department of the Treasury
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Federal Reserve Notes
- WWII Emergency Notes
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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