Private Bank Note

Banknote

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Private Bank Note

Entry/Object ID

1957.1.320

Description

Paper bank note with the inscription, "ONE DOLLAR TWENTY FIVE CENTS / The President and Directors of the VERMONT STATE BANK promise to pay ______ or bearer, at their OFFICE OF DISCOUNT & DEPOSIT at BURLINGTON- ONE DOLLAR TWENTY FIVE CENTS on demand. _____ _____ 18____." The blanks are not filled in. The inscription alternates between cursive and copperplate capitals within oval cartouches. The inscription is above the number 125 with the numerals 125 written on it throughout. It is surrounded by an oval border with the number 125 on it throughout.

Context

Issued by the Vermont State Bank in Burlington, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1957.1

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Bureau

Vermont State Bank

Date made

1806 - 1812

Place of Origin

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Note, Private Bank

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Currency, Fractional

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Money, Paper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

2-5/8 in

Length

6 in

Composition

Material

Paper