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Banknote from the First National Bank of Red Wing
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| Description | Bank note issued by the First National Bank of Red Wing. Denomination of five (5) dollars, issued in 1885. Obverse, in black ink: Portrait of President James Garfield within vertical oval at left. At center, reads "THE / FIRST / NATIONAL BANK / OF / RED WING / WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND / FIVE DOLLARS / Red Wing, MINNESOTA, June 28th, 1885." Undersigned by cashier and T. B. Sheldon as bank president. Treasury stamp in brown at lower right. Reverse, in dark red-brown ink: within a vertical oval at left is the Minnesota state seal with state motto "Etoile du /Norde / Minnesota" above an image of a man plowing and Native American man on horse, At right, within a vertical oval is a version of the United States seal; a bald eagle sits atop a horizontal shield. At center, printed in blue ink over a brown design is charter number 1487. Series Number 1882BB. |
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| Quantity | 1 item |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 3 1/8 inches height 7 1/8 inches width |
| Nomenclature | Paper money |
| Creation | Issued by: Red Wing First National Bank Signed by: Sheldon, T. B., president Source: Minnesota Bankers Association Issued in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States Made in Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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Image of: Garfield, President James Abram Issued in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States Used in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States Made in Washington, District of Columbia, United States Numismatics & Philatelics. Currency |
| Dates | Creation: Exactly 1885 |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| ID Number | 1989.235.418 |