20 Dollars
Fr. 128-147m*
Legal Tender Issues
- Front detail
- Bust of Alexander Hamilton. At right, Victory advancing holding shield and sword.
- Back detail
- The Arabic numeral 20 and the Roman numeral XX
- Series
- Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863
- Variant name
- 20 Dollars
- Subtype
- United States Note
- Subtype remarks
- Mules appear in Large and Small Size Series and specific signature pairs: Elliot-Burke (new), Elliot-White (old), Speelman-White (old), when old/new back plates mixed with face plates
- Friedberg catalog
- Fr. 135
- Numa catalog
- N-21.135
- Pick catalog
- P-180.a.6
- Denomination
- 20 Dollars
- Year
- 1880
- Nickname
- Rainbow Note
- Size
- 188.0 mm x 80.0 mm
- Serial number color
- Blue
- Printing press
- Bureau, Engraving & Printing
- Signature
- Rosecrans and Hyatt
- Signatories title
- Government Signatures
- Signature type
- Register of the Treasury, Treasurer of the United States
- Design remarks
- b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers
- Designer
- b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers
- Seal
- Large Red, plain, Red
- Note series year
- 1880
Variants
| Fr. # | Series | Subtype | Numa catalog | Pick catalog | Year | Nickname | Serial number color | Signature | Design remarks | Designer | Seal | Note series year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.135 | P-180.a.6 | 1880 | Rainbow Note | Blue | Rosecrans and Hyatt | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | Large Red, plain, Red | 1880 | Current |
| Other variants | |||||||||||||
| 128 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1875 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.128 | P-161 | 1875 | Rainbow Note | Red | Allison and New | a. A red "XX" at both right and left center of note | a. A red "XX" at both right and left center of note | Small Red with rays, Red | 1875 | View |
| 129 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.129 | P-169 | 1878 | Rainbow Note | Red | Allison and Gilfillan | a. A red "XX" at both right and left center of note | a. A red "XX" at both right and left center of note | Small Red with rays, Red | 1880 | View |
| 130 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.130 | P-180.a.1 | 1880 | Rainbow Note | Blue | Scofield and Gilfillan | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | Large Brown, Brown | 1880 | View |
| 131 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.131 | P-180.a.2 | 1880 | Rainbow Note | Blue | Bruce and Gilfillan | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | Large Brown, Brown | 1880 | View |
| 132 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.132 | P-180.a.3 | 1880 | Rainbow Note | Blue | Bruce and Wyman | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | Large Brown, Brown | 1880 | View |
| 133 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.133 | P-180.a.4 | 1880 | Rainbow Note | Blue | Bruce and Wyman | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | Large Red, plain, Red | 1880 | View |
| 134 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.134 | P-180.a.5 | 1880 | Rainbow Note | Blue | Rosecrans and Jordan | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | Large Red, plain, Red | 1880 | View |
| 136 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.136 | P-180.a.7 | 1880 | Rainbow Note | Blue | Rosecrans and Hyatt | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | Large Red, spiked, Red | 1880 | View |
| 137 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.137 | P-180.a.8 | 1880 | Rainbow Note | Blue | Rosecrans and Huston | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | Large Red, spiked, Red | 1880 | View |
| 138 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.138 | P-180.a.9 | 1880 | Rainbow Note | Blue | Rosecrans and Huston | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | Large Brown, Brown | 1880 | View |
| 139 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.139 | P-180.a.10 | 1880 | Rainbow Note | Blue | Rosecrans and Nebeker | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | Large Brown, Brown | 1880 | View |
| 140 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.140 | P-180.a.11 | 1880 | Rainbow Note | Blue | Rosecrans and Nebeker | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | Small Red, scalloped, Red | 1880 | View |
| 141 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.141 | P-180.a.12 | 1880 | Rainbow Note | Blue | Tillman and Morgan | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | Small Red, scalloped, Red | 1880 | View |
| 142 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.142 | P-180.a.13 | 1880 | Rainbow Note | Blue | Bruce and Roberts | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | Small Red, scalloped, Red | 1880 | View |
| 143 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.143 | P-180.a.14 | 1880 | Rainbow Note | Blue | Lyons and Roberts | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | Small Red, scalloped, Red | 1880 | View |
| 144 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.144 | P-180.a.15 | 1880 | Rainbow Note | Blue | Vernon and Treat | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | Small Red, scalloped, Red | 1880 | View |
| 145 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.145 | P-180.a.16 | 1880 | Rainbow Note | Blue | Vernon and McClung | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | b. The pair of red "XX" is removed, blue serial numbers | Small Red, scalloped, Red | 1880 | View |
| 146 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.146 | P-180.a.17 | 1880 | Rainbow Note | Red | Teehee and Burke | c. The pair of red "XX" is removed, red serial numbers | c. The pair of red "XX" is removed, red serial numbers | Small Red, scalloped, Red | 1880 | View |
| 146* | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.146* | P-180.a.18 | 1880 | Replacement note, Rainbow Note | Red | Teehee and Burke | c. The pair of red "XX" is removed, red serial numbers | c. The pair of red "XX" is removed, red serial numbers | Small Red, scalloped, Red | 1880 | View |
| 147 | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.147 | P-180.b.1 | 1880 | Rainbow Note | Red | Elliot and White | c. The pair of red "XX" is removed, red serial numbers | c. The pair of red "XX" is removed, red serial numbers | Small Red, scalloped, Red | 1880 | View |
| 147* | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | United States Note | N-21.147* | P-180.b.1 | 1880 | Replacement note, Rainbow Note | Red | Elliot and White | c. The pair of red "XX" is removed, red serial numbers | c. The pair of red "XX" is removed, red serial numbers | Small Red, scalloped, Red | 1880 | View |
| 147m | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | Mules, United States Note | N-21.147m | P-180.b.2 | 1880 | Rainbow Note | Red | Elliot and White | c. The pair of red "XX" is removed, red serial numbers | c. The pair of red "XX" is removed, red serial numbers | Small Red, scalloped, Red | 1880 | View |
| 147m* | Large Size Notes; Legal Tender Issues; 1880 Series; Act of March 3, 1863; 1863 | Mules, United States Note | N-21.147m* | P-180.b.2 | 1880 | Replacement note, Rainbow Note | Red | Elliot and White | c. The pair of red "XX" is removed, red serial numbers | c. The pair of red "XX" is removed, red serial numbers | Small Red, scalloped, Red | 1880 | View |
