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Title	Republic of Texas $2.00 (two dollars) change note
County of Origin	Travis County
Town of Issue	Austin
Currency Type	Change Note
Denomination	$2.00
Bank Issuer	Republic of Texas
Imprint	Endicott & Clark. New Orleans
Date Issued	April 1 1840
Decade	1840-1849
Vignette	(L) Stag standing on hill. (C) Cowboy roping a steer; below is a steamship.
Notes	This change note was issued in Austin by the Republic of Texas. Change notes, a type of currency during the Republic years, were unifacial. Lines border each edge of the note. A vignette of a stag standing on a hill comprises the left border of the note; the word ''TWO'' is printed above the vignette, and the phrase ''2 DOLLARS'' appears below it. The word ''TWO'' is printed in the center of the right border; the number ''2'' is printed above and beneath it. The following imprint appears next to the right border: Endicott & Clark. New Orleans. The abbreviation ''No.'' is printed towards the upper-right corner of the note; the number ''94'' is handwritten adjacent to it. The plate designation ''A'' is printed next to the number ''2'' that is printed within a decorative design towards the left-center of the note. A vignette of a cowboy roping a steer is printed in the upper-right center of the note; additional cattle appear in the background. An image of a steamship appears along the bottom center of the note. The month, day, and last two digits of the year are handwritten; the first two digits of the year, 18, are printed. The note is signed on the recto by James Wright Simmons, Comptroller (the title ''Clerk'' is printed on the note), and by Asa Brigham, Treasurer. Simmons was a poet, controller of the Republic of Texas from 1839-1840, and treasurer from 1840-1841 (TSHA). Brigham was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, first treasurer of the Republic of Texas, and mayor of Austin (TSHA). CR: A-2.
Rarity	R.1
Signatures	J W Simmons Compt; A. Brigham Treasr
Dimensions	7.6 x 17.5 cm.
Bibliographic References	Medlar, p. 6, no. 22; Criswell, A2.
Digital Resource Type	Image
Digitization Process	Digitization process: scanned as 1200 ppi, 16-bits per channel, RGB.tif; derivative created from recto and verso and resized as 3000 pixels on the long edge, 8-bits per channel RGB.jpg.
Upload File Name	TravisAustin0000053_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)	0000053r.tif; 0000053v.tif
Scan Path Number	Travis\Austin\0000053r
Rowe Catalog Number	22.02
Digital Collection	Rowe-Barr Collection of Texas Currency
Library	DeGolyer Library
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	Please cite Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, DeGolyer Library when using this image file. A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu.

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