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2 Dollars United States Treasury, 'Rainbow Note'
| Issuer | United States Treasury |
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| Year | 1869 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Engraved portrait of Thomas Jefferson at left, with a central vignette of the United States Capitol building rendered in fine intaglio. The note carries a vivid multicolor underprint in the characteristic style of the 1869 'Rainbow' Legal Tender series, with ornate lathe-work borders framing the design. Denomination and legal tender obligations are inscribed in bold letterpress across the face. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is executed entirely in green intaglio on a pale background, dominated by an elaborate guilloche composition centered on a large ornate numeral '2' set within interlocking lathe-work rosettes and floral geometric medallions. A bold Roman numeral 'II' occupies the left panel and the word 'TWO' appears in a corresponding circular medallion at right, all surrounded by densely engraved micro-lettering panels and counter-lathe scrollwork. The imprint 'AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK' appears at lower left and lower right. |
| Reverse lettering | Counterfeiting or altering this Note or passing any counterfeit or alteration of it or having in possession any false or counterfeit plate or impression of it or any paper made in imitation of the paper on which it is printed, is felony, and is punishable by $5,000 fine or 15 years imprisonment at hard labor or both. This Note is a LEGAL TENDER at its face value for all debts public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt. TWO TWO TWO TWO AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK |
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