500 Dollars Gold Certificate; Gold Seal left

Features

Issuer United States
Period Federal republic (1776-date)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1928
Value 500 Dollars (500 USD)
Currency Dollar (1785-date)
Composition Paper
Size 156 × 67 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
271173
References P# 404
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Series: Series of 1928

Obverse

Portrait of William McKinley Jr., 25th President of the United States of America.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

GOLD
This certificate is a legal tender
in the amount thereof in payment of all
debts and dues public and private.
CERTIFICATE

WASHINGTON, D.C.

FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
IN GOLD COIN PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
500
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
500
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
500

Signatures

Walter Orr Woods (WOW¹) Register of the Treasury
Andrew William Mellon (AWM) Secretary of the Treasury

Comments

Issued by the United States Treasury as a Gold Certificate in 1928. Since 1964 it is no longer redeemable in gold coin as stated but is still worth face value.

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Date Signatures No. printed VG F VF XF AU UNC
1928  WOW¹, AWM 420 000

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