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One dollar private bank note issued by the Bank of Augusta
Title
[One dollar private bank note issued by the Bank of Augusta].
Publication
[Augusta, Georgia] : [Bank of Augusta], [1843?]
Manufacture
New York ; Phila : Draper, Toppan & Co.
Physical Description
1 print : engraving ; 7.9 x 18 cm
Local Notes
BEIN BrSides Box 2019 1169: On sheet 8.1 x 18.0 cm. Forms part of the Benjamin Franklin Collection.
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Summary
Bank note issued by the Bank of Augusta with text on recto: The president, directors, & co. of the Bank of Augusta will pay one dollar on demand [blank] or bearer. Augusta, Georgia, 18 ... Decorated with central vignette of seated female figure with liberty pole and cap beside shield, bald eagle, and overturned basket full of gold; portrait of an unidentified man, and a bust portrait of Benjamin Franklin after the David Martin portrait.
Variant and related titles
President, directors, & co. of the Bank of Augusta will pay one dollar on demand
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 08, 2022
Subjects
Genre/Form
Engravings.
Bank notes.
Portraits.
Also listed under
Draper, Toppan & Co., engraver.
Bank of Augusta, publisher, issuing body.
Benjamin Franklin Collection (Yale University. Library)
United States Georgia Augusta.
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