Banknote from the First National Bank of Red Wing

Titles: Banknote from the First National Bank of Red Wing (Supplied title)

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.

Dates

• Exactly 1885 (Creation)

Creation

• issued by: First National Bank of Red Wing
• signed by: Sheldon, T. B., president
• image of: Garfield, James A. (James Abram)

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 1989.235.418

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 3 1/8 inches height
• 7 1/8 inches width

Subjects

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