20 Dollars

Fr. 11-15

Demand Notes

Front detail
Liberty holding sword and shield.
Back detail
Greenback
Series
Large Size Notes; Demand Notes; Series of 1861; Act of July 17, 1861; 1861 - 1862
Variant name
20 Dollars
Issuing state
Pennsylvania
Friedberg catalog
Fr. 12
Numa catalog
N-3.12
Pick catalog
P-127.b
Denomination
20 Dollars
Year
1861
About
The green reverses of the Demand Notes are the origin of the term "Greenback", applied to U.S. paper money in general.
Additional notes
Payable at Philadelphia
Size
185.0 mm x 80.0 mm
Printing press
American Bank Note Company N.Y.
Signatories title
Government Signatures
Signature type
Register of the Treasury, Treasurer of the United States
Note series year
1861

Variants

Fr. #Issuing stateNuma catalogPick catalogAdditional notes
12PennsylvaniaN-3.12P-127.bPayable at PhiladelphiaCurrent
Other variants
11New YorkN-3.11P-127.aPayable at New YorkView
11aNew YorkN-3.11aP-127Payable at New York, "For the" handwrittenView
12aPennsylvaniaN-3.12aP-127Payable at Philadelphia, "For the" handwrittenView
13MassachusettsN-3.13P-127.cPayable at BostonView
13aMassachusettsN-3.13aP-127Payable at Boston, "For the" handwrittenView
14OhioN-3.14P-127.dPayable at CincinattiView
14aOhioN-3.14aP-127Payable at Cincinatti, "For the" handwrittenView
15MissouriN-3.15P-127.ePayable at St. LouisView
20 Dollars · 1861 - Numa - Numa