Elmwood Bank $2
1850s Proof. Durand 288, Haxby RI-70 G4P pp A, Bowers W-RI-250-002-G020
Ex Coll. Charles R. Pease, Jr.
President Franklin Pierce, a northern Democrat who served in the White House at the time this note was designed.
Detail of the 2 at right.
The bank had this custom vignette created by engravers Wellstood, Hanks, Hay and Whiting showing a peaceful corner of Elmwood. Today, this location is on Elmwood Avenue where the Knight Memorial Library stands.
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