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1 Dollar The City of Portsmouth
| Issuer | City of Portsmouth, Virginia |
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| Year | 1861 |
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| Size | 165 x 60 mm |
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| Obverse description | At left, a vertical oval guilloche panel with ONE DOLLAR in letterpress. A decorative Fraktur numeral I vignette appears upper centre, beside the Virginia state seal showing the goddess Virtus with motto SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS within a circular border. The issuer name in Fraktur blackletter and bearer obligation text are set below in italic script. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1 Receivable in Payment of Public Dues No._______ October 7, 1861 The City of Portsmouth Will pay to the Bearer hereof ONE DOLLAR, for value received, according to an Ordinance passed this day. _____________Tr. of City. ______________Pres. of Council |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries a sheet of six City of Portsmouth City Bond interest coupons, each denominated THREE DOLLARS ($3) on a $100 bond, payable at the Bank of Virginia at Portsmouth, with semi-annual due dates ranging from January and July 1883 through July 1887. A decorative guilloche border runs along the top edge, with a large red numeral 3 underprint on each coupon panel. |
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