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10 Dollars Franklin Bank
| Issuer | Franklin Bank, Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Year | 1836-1837 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed note on white cotton paper with an intricate layout typical of the antebellum American bank note style. At center, an oval portrait vignette of Benjamin Franklin is framed by a wreath, flanked on the left by a harbor scene with sailing vessels and an allegorical female figure with an eagle, and on the right by a pastoral agricultural scene with a second allegorical female figure. Denomination numeral "10" appears in large ornate counters at each corner, with guilloche lathe-work borders throughout; the bank title "THE FRANKLIN BANK" and place name "BOSTON" are set in bold letterpress, with the promise-to-pay text and date completed in manuscript, and two manuscript signatures of the cashier and president appear at lower center. |
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| Obverse lettering | The President Directors & Company of THE FRANKLIN BANK promise to pay TEN DOLLARS to HJ Howe, or bearer on demand BOSTON April 1st, 1836 Massachusetts Boston Massachusetts |
| Reverse description | Reverse is unprinted, showing plain aged cotton paper with visible fold lines and surface wear consistent with circulation. |
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