Recto. Bank of Yanceyville (North Carolina), 20 dollars, 1856
- Title
- Recto. Bank of Yanceyville (North Carolina), 20 dollars, 1856
- Creator / Contributor
- Baldwin, Adams & Co (New York) [producer], Robt. L. Bald & Co., Philadelphia [producer]
- Date
- 1856
- Edition
- North Carolina, 1856
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Description
- Extent: 7.7 x 18 cm.
Materials/Techniques: ink on paper
paper - Subjects
- Places
- Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School
- Abstract
- Printed on off-white paper in black ink. Images include a portrait of a man, a portrait of George Washington, a printing room with three men and a child. The three men, as stated by a banner, are Faust, Guttenberg, and Schoeffer.Verso: blank except for handwritten initials.
- Genre
- currencies
engravings - Style
- Antebellum
- Notes
- General note: Note in manuscript: issue number "2064", date "19 May 1856", and signatures of the Cashier and President in brown ink. ; Verso: initials in blue ink.
Subject: Banking currency
Inscription: "NORTH CAROLINA. STOCKHOLERS RESPONSIBLE. THE Bank OF Yanceyville Will pay Twenty Dollars to bearer on demand. Yanceyville".
Rights: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School: These images may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the Historical Collections Department, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. Appointment necessary to consult collection.
