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Legal Tender
Note, $10, 1880
Pocahontas is depicted in a scene entitled Introduction of the Old
World to the New World. Many Legal Tender notes depicted scenes
reflecting westward expansion to the new frontier. |
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Legal Tender
Note, $10, 1901
This note portrays Pablo, a bison symbolizing the strength and pioneer spirit
in the American West. The portraits of Lewis and Clark were included to
generate interest in the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition. |
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National
Bank Note, National Bank of South Reading, Massachusetts, $2, 1865
First Charter National Bank notes were the first notes issued following
the passage of the National Bank Act of 1863. The Act attempted to centralize
and stabilize paper money in the United States. |
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National
Bank Note, First National Bank of Albuquerque, $50, 1912
Second Charter National Bank notes depicted a variety of historical landscapes,
including George Washington crossing the Delaware River. National Bank notes
were the most common type of paper money in circulation between the Civil
War and World War I. |
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National Bank
Note, First National Bank of Seattle, $50, 1902
The locomotive, a symbol of westward expansion and economic growth, is depicted
on the back of this Third Charter National Bank note. The National Bank
Act levied a 10 percent tax on all state bank notes to eliminate the profusion
of non-federally issued notes. |
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