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| Issuer | United States Treasury |
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| Year | 1891 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE United States ONE SILVER DOLLAR Payable to bearer on demand. Washington D.C. Series 1891 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in green intaglio and is dominated by three large ornamental panels of intricate guilloche lathe-work arranged horizontally across the note. The central panel contains concentric rosette guilloche enclosing a cartouche with the reissuability clause in small text, surrounded by the words 'ONE DOLLAR' above and 'SILVER CERTIFICATE' below in bold serif lettering. Flanking panels each carry a large stylised numeral '1' set within elaborate scrollwork frames, with 'UNITED STATES' arching across the top and 'SILVER CERTIFICATE' and 'ONE DOLLAR' repeated in the border rules at top and bottom. |
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| Signature(s) | James Fount Tillman and Daniel N. Morgan |
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