Celebrities On Broken Banknotes


Sometimes celebrities were featured on broken bank notes. Shown below, is an R-7 note from Plymouth, IN with the image of Jenny Lind. Jenny Lind was a famous Swedish opera singer from the 1800's and her image can be found on several notes. She came on tour to the United States in 1850 (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Lind) and so the following note is dated July 15, 1853, after her well received reception.

$2 Western Bank, Plymouth Indiana (1853)
Image Contribution: Handini

And, of course, Elvis was featured on some broken banknotes also. I mean that goes without saying.

$20 Manual Labor Bank, Philadelphia, PA (1836)
Hoober 305-365
Image Contribution: Handini

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