Large size legal tender note

Also known as: United States Note, Greenback

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Period

1862 onwards

Issuing entity

United States

United States government notes of the large format used before the reduction in note size in the late 1920s.

Historical context

First issued to finance the Civil War, and continued in varying designs for decades.

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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