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1 Dollar The Cochituate Bank
| Issuer | The Cochituate Bank |
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| Year | 1853 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar (1 USD) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is executed in intaglio on aged cotton paper and carries a central vignette of an American eagle with wings spread, perched above a maritime scene with sailing vessels at centre. A female allegorical figure appears at the left margin and a standing male figure at the right. Circular counters bearing the word ONE appear at lower left and the numeral 1 at upper right, with the bank title in bold block lettering across the centre and the obligation text and place name BOSTON printed below. A large red letterpress underprint reading ONE overlays the lower portion of the face. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTORS AND CO. OF THE COCHITUATE BANK Will pay One Dollar on demand to or Bearer BOSTON ONE 1 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted, showing plain aged cotton paper with a faint mirror impression of the red ONE underprint bleeding through from the obverse. |
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