Paper 3 dollar, United States, 1993. 2007.28.22

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2007.28.22

Physical Description

  • Axis: 0
  • Color: black on white (obv.)/ green on white (rev.)
  • SerialNumber: Q6969696969

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Paper Money
  • Date: 1993

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1993
  • Denomination: 3 dollar
  • Material: Paper

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: FEDERAL WELFARE NOTE/ THE UNITED STATE OF CONFUSION/THIS NOTE IS NOT LEGAL/ TENDER ANYWHERE/ THREE DOLLARS BILL
    • Type: cartouche with portrait of Bill Clinton, slightly to left; with open mouth (speaking); scroll under cartouche: "TRUST ME".

  • Reverse

    • Legend: THE UNITED STATE OF CONFUSION/ IN OUR WEAPONS WE TRUST/ THREE/ THREE DOLLARS BILL
    • Type: two round cartouches surrounded by floral ornaments, left cartouche: pyramid with one eye open and other eye covered by patch; above: "E STROKA PUBLICA", beneath pyramid scroll: "FEED AT THE PUBLIC THROUGH"; right cartouche: shield surrounded by wreath and topped with another wreath; within outer floral ornaments: "SEAL OF MEDICAL DISASTER".

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2007.28.22
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

  • Series: Q

Notes

  • Satirical

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined