Demand Note - "Greenback"
Information:
| Reference | P#127 |
| Country | United States |
| Period | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Currency | Dollars |
| Denomination | 20 Dollars |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1861 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | No |
| Size (WxH) | 185x80 mm |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse textTWENTY
ACT OF JULY 17. 1861
ON DEMAND
THE UNITED STATES
Promise to pay
Twenty Dollars
to the Bearer
20
TWENTY DOLLARS
UNITED STATES
D
SERIES 2.
NO. 19012
PATENTED JUNE 30 1837
Washington, August 10th,, 1861
PAYABE BY
THE
ASST. TREASURER OF THE
U.S.AT PHILADA.
For the Register of the Treasury. For the Treasurer of the United States.
RECEIVABLE IN PAYMENT OF ALL PUBLIC DUES.
AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO.NEW YORK
Obverse symbolBlack and white print; red serial number; green decorations.
Liberty standing, wearing robes, looking right, left hand on shield, right hand holding sword downwards.
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Reverse:
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Latin
Reverse textUNITED STATES
TWENTY
20
UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA
Reverse symbolGreen and white print.
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Varieties
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1861-Aug-10 | New York | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1861-Aug-10 | New York; handwritten "for the" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1861-Aug-10 | Philad. | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1861-Aug-10 | Boston | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1861-Aug-10 | Cincinnati | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1861-Aug-10 | Saint Louis | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||