State Bank $10
Durand 1943, Haxby RI-390 G10, Bowers W-RI-1200-010-G050
Haxby and Bowers list as SENC and “none known.” May be unique. India paper Proof by Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co.
At center, “Hope” holds the Rhode Island state shield, with a “Hope” banner. At right, the Rhode Island State House on Benefit Street in Providence (now the Old State House).
Rhode Island’s State House, this building served as a home for the legislature from 1761 to 1901.
“Hope” leaning on the state shield of Rhode Island, looking out on a sea busy with ships.
At left, three figures around an anchor.