20 Dollars New Orleans Canal and Banking Co.

20 Dollars (New Orleans Canal and Banking Co.) - obverse20 Dollars (New Orleans Canal and Banking Co.) - reverse

© Ginger (CC BY-NC)

Features

Issuer United States
Issuing bank The New Orleans Canal & Banking Co
Period Federal republic (1776-date)
Type Local banknote
Years 1850-1859
Value 20 Dollars (20 USD)
Currency Dollar (1785-date)
Composition Paper
Size 183 × 81 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
334787

Obverse

Portrait of an allegory on the left in medallion, allegory surrounded by the eagle and the American crest seated on products, vignette of a young woman holding a sheaf of wheat on the right. A tiny vignette of George Washington is in the lower center.Automatically translated

Lettering:
20 20 XX
THE
New Orleans
Canal & Banking Co.
will pay Twenty Dollars on demand
to______________ or bearer New Orleans_________18__
_______________Cash.ʳ ________________Pres.ᵗ
Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New-Orleans

Reverse

Uniface.Automatically translated

Printer

Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New York, United States (1847-1858)

Comments

These bills are part of what are known as obsolete banknotes. Non-refundable, issued without guarantees, sometimes only partially completed, they are typical of this era. For further information: http://papermoneybuyers.com/obsolete_paper_money/#:~:text=Obsolete%20paper%20money%20is%20a%20term%20that%20is,on%20it%2C%20that%20is%20an%20obsolete%20bank%20note.Automatically translated

See also

Manage my collection

Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.

Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1850-1859)  Series A. Undated remainder

Get this banknote

No member from this site currently wants to exchange it.

Numista Rarity index: 97 Search tips
This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.

Contribute to the catalogue

Modify or add data on this page
Register a past auction sale
Register an example of this type
Duplicate this page
Share: Facebook X (Twitter)