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1 Dollar 'Greenback'
| Issuer | United States Treasury |
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| Year | 1862 |
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| Size | 190 x 79 mm |
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| Obverse description | Oval intaglio portrait vignette of Salmon Portland Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, at left, set within an ornate lathe-work border. The centre bears large bold lettering 'THE United States / Will pay the bearer / ONE DOLLAR', with the place and date of issue 'at the Treasury in New York / August 1st 1862' below. A red Treasury seal appears at lower centre-left, flanked by intricate guilloche underprint work in green and black, with two authorising signatures at right. |
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| Reverse lettering | THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER FOR ALL DEBTS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EXCEPT DUTIES ON IMPORTS AND INTEREST ON THE PUBLIC DEBT; AND IS RECEIVABLE IN PAYMENT OF ALL LOANS MADE TO THE UNITED STATES |
| Signature(s) | F.E. Spinner and S.B. Colby |
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