1 Dollar Silver Certificate, 'Educational Series'

€2.00
IssuerUnited States
Year1896
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value1 Dollar (1 USD)
CurrencyDollar (1785-date)
CompositionPaper
Size187 × 79 mm
ShapeRectangular
Printer
No. printed12,175,000
Designer(s)Obverse: Will Hicok Low
Reverse: Thomas F. Morris
Engraver(s)Obverse: Charles Schlecht
Reverse: Charles Burt, Alfred Sealey
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#335
Obverse descriptionAllegorical representation of `History instructing Youth.` The United States Constitution is at the right with the Washington Monument and United States Capital in the background. The names of great Americans are in wreaths around the borders.
Reverse descriptionBusts of George and Martha Washington.
Signature(s)James Fount Tillman, Daniel Nash Morgan, Blanche Kelso Bruce, Ellis Henry Roberts,
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering1 ONE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES ONE SILVER DOLLAR Payable to the Bearer on demand. WASHINGTON. D.C SILVER CERTIFICATE
Reverse letteringUNITED STATES 1 ONE DOLLAR SILVER CERTIFICATE
VariantsThere exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint "in silver" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000.
Catalog ID3558474910
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