Complete "Educational Series" (3 banknotes) printed on premium realistic cotton/linen paper.
"Educational Series" are United States silver certificates produced in 1896 by the US Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The notes depict various allegorical motifs and are considered by many numismatists to be the most beautiful monetary designs ever produced by the United States:
- $1 History Instructing Youth
- $2 Science presenting steam and electricity to Commerce and Manufacture
- $5 Electricity as the Dominant Force in the World
Controversy
The naked breasts of the female figures on the $5 silver certificate reportedly caused some minor controversy when several Boston society ladies took offense to the design. Some bankers reportedly refused to accept the notes in transactions, and the term "banned in Boston" allegedly originates from the $5 silver certificate.
US Dollar Banknotes (1896) - Educational Series - set of 3
$9.75Price
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