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| Issuer | United States Treasury |
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| Year | 1953 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed in black with red letterpress overprint, the obverse centres on an engraved portrait of Thomas Jefferson set within a fine-line guilloche frame. The denomination numeral "2" and the Treasurer's facsimile signature are positioned at left, while the Secretary of the Treasury's facsimile signature flanks the circular red Treasury seal at right. Red serial numbers appear in the upper corners, and the legal tender obligation clause runs along the lower border beneath the series year. |
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| Reverse description | Engraved entirely in green intaglio, the reverse centres on an oval vignette of Monticello, Jefferson's Virginia estate, rendered with precise architectural detail and enclosed within foliate guilloche work. Bold denomination numerals "2" appear at both left and right within scrollwork panels, with the country name arcing across the upper field in a serif banner. The caption MONTICELLO is set in a cartouche immediately below the central vignette. |
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| Variants | P#380a - series 1953A signatures: Priest & Anderson P#380b - series 1953B signatures: Smith & Dillon P#380c - series 1953C signatures: Granahan & Dillon |
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