50 Dollars Canal Bank

€334,684.00
IssuerUnited States
Year1841-1895
TypeLocal banknote
Value50 Dollars (50 USD)
CurrencyDollar (1785-date)
CompositionPaper
Size189 × 79 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterRawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New York, United States (1847-1858)
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Obverse descriptionAn allegory seated on merchandise in the harbor, ships sailing in the distance. A variation on this allegory on the left and the allegory of justice (?) on the right.
Reverse descriptionAbbreviated bank name and numerical value. Some bills have been cut wider and may have folded edges on the reverse, as on this example.
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Obverse letteringCANAL BANK The New Orleans Canal & Banking Comp.ʸ Will pay Fifty Dollars to the bearer on demand. New Orleans _____ 18__ _____ Cash.ʳ _____ Pres.ᵗ
Reverse letteringCANAL BANK NEW-ORLEANS
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Catalog ID5892997560
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