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1 Dollar Bank of Commerce, New Orleans, Louisiana
| Issuer | Bank of Commerce, New Orleans |
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| Year | 1862 |
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| Currency | Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress on white paper with two green guilloche numeral 1 underprints flanking the design. A central vignette illustrates sailing ships at sea, with smaller female figure vignettes at upper left and upper right corners. The bank name, promise text, and printer imprint are arranged in typeset lettering across the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF COMMERCE SIX MONTHS after the termination of the present war this Bank will pay in the Notes of the Banks of this City to the bearer ONE DOLLAR ONE DOLLAR New Orleans May 5th 1862 No________ ___________Cash.r American Bank Note Co. Phila |
| Reverse description | Plain white paper reverse printed with two large mirrored green guilloche numeral 1 protectors, one at left and one at right, each rendered in fine lathe-work engraving with ornate scroll surrounds. The center of the reverse is left unprinted. |
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