$1 Silver Certificate: “History Instructing Youth”

$1 Silver Certificate: “History Instructing Youth”

One (1) dollar note
United States, 1896
8.1 cm x 18.8 cm x.01 cm; 3 3/16 in x 7 13/32 in x in
National Museum of American History

Obverse Image: Allegorical figures in foreground, a woman called "History" a young boy "Youth' In the background is Washington DC. The woman points to a copy of the constitution. The names of artists, scientists, and poets surround the edge of the note. Obverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HISTORY INSTRUCTING YOUTH. / THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES ONE SILVER DOLLAR PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / SERIES OF 1896. / 117 / ACT OF AUG. 4, 1886. / SILVER CERTIFICATE / BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING Reverse Image: In green ink portrait of Martha and George Washington, many designs made on a geometric lathe. Reverse Text: UNITED STATES SILVER CERTIFICATE / ONE DOLLAR / THIS CERTIFICATE IS RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS TAXES AND ALL PUBLIC DUES AND WHEN SO RESERVED MAY BE REISSUED. BUREAU OF ENGRAVING & PRINTING.