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1 Dollar The Erie & Kalamazoo Rail Road Bank - Michigan
| Issuer | Erie & Kalamazoo Rail Road Bank |
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| Year | 1853 |
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| Size | 178 × 73 mm |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black, the obverse carries a central vignette of sailing ships at sea, with an anchor vignette at the lower left and a standing male figure at the lower right. The issuing institution's name and promise-to-pay text appear in letterpress across the note, with the place and date of issue, Adrian, Michigan, 1 August 1853, inscribed below the central vignette. The printer's imprint of Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co. of New York and Philadelphia is present at the foot of the note. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is largely plain, printed on aged paper stock. Toward the lower center, the denomination is rendered in large ornate red gothic lettering reading 'ONE', serving as a rudimentary anti-counterfeiting device against the otherwise unprinted field. |
| Reverse lettering | ONE |
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