1840 $5 The Secretary of the Board of Public Works of the State of Illinois note from Springfield, IL, payable at the Internal Improvement Office.
This note features a Vignette of an Angel and a Cherub unwrapping a shield with Minerva, the Goddess of Wisdom and Warfare on it. On the left in a small frame is a Vignette of two men with livestock. At the bottom is a small Vignette of a beaver.
This note grades Fine with small edge nicks.
It measures ~ 7.5" x 3".
1840 $5 The Secretary of the Board of Public Works of the State of Illinois note from Springfield, IL, payable at the Internal Improvement Office.
This note features a Vignette of an Angel and a Cherub unwrapping a shield with Minerva, the Goddess of Wisdom and Warfare on it. On the left in a small frame is a Vignette of two men with livestock. At the bottom is a small Vignette of a beaver.
This note grades Fine with small edge nicks.
It measures ~ 7.5" x 3".
