Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/The First National Bank of Hawaii ($10 Series 1882BB)

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Articles in which these images appear: U.S. national banks of Hawaii, Cecil Brown (Hawaii politician)...currently a GAN..., and National Bank Note

Creator: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Image by Godot13

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 23:55, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:42, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – The obverse includes what appears to be an image of a repeat of Franklin's kite experiment (and a flying topless lady at right), and I'm wondering what that has to with Hawaii. Sca (talk) 14:37, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Good question Sca- The design of National Bank Notes was uniform with the exception of the section of lettering on the front identifying the name of the bank and its location (sometimes called the "tombstone") and the charter number engraved in the border (and in large numbers across the center reverse). For most states and some territories the reverse side left oval contained the state or territorial coat of arms. Since Hawaii was annexed in 1898 and the 1882 series in essence ended in 1902, an official territorial coat of arms was never added. (Idaho, for example, stated issuing in the 1860s and there are two versions of the territorial seal). The remaining territories (like Hawaii) simply had two versions of the eagle in the ovals. Hope that helps...--Godot13 (talk) 18:08, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Still puzzled. But, well, it's different. Colors seem somewhat reminiscent of some Confederate notes. Sca (talk) 18:28, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The purpose of having all the notes with the same basic design was familiarity and recognition. They were backed by the Treasury and were legal tender in any state or territory. The early vignettes were meant to be "educational" in nature (particularly the reverse).--Godot13 (talk) 18:57, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I can see the wingborne lady was very educational. Sca (talk) 23:58, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support, also it's not that often you can see bare breasts on banknotes... Brandmeister^talk 19:07, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

... At least,not that are supposed to be there.Once I've got my hands on them with my little marker pen,it's a different story.... Lemon martini (talk) 18:00, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Well, Hawaii does have a tropical climate. Sca (talk) 00:01, 19 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:US-NBN-HI-Honolulu-5550-1882BB-10-1-B.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:55, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]