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Original – A Refunding Certificate which was a one-denomination ($10), one-year issue (1879) of United States banknotes. The blue tint in the paper (reverse) was an anti-counterfeiting measure.
Reason
High EV, high quality image. High grade example of a rare one-year issue of United States banknotes.
Articles in which this image appears
Refunding Certificate
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
From the National Numismatic Collection, NMAH, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.
Crisco 1492 - Explanation and references added.--Godot13 (talk) 07:25, 12 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
And on a $50 too...-Godot13 (talk) 22:43, 15 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:US-$10-RC-1879-Fr-214.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:24, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]