The Long Beach Expo (LOBEX) Intaglio Print card features the $20 Treasury (or Coin) Note, Series 1890 and an engraving of the Battleship California.
The Series 1890 $20 Treasury (or Coin) Note, (Miscellaneous die #3682) was engraved by George U. Rose, Jr., Edward M. Hall, David M. Cooper, William A. Copenhaver, Edward E. Myers and William H. Dougal and completed in 1890.
Treasury (or Coin) Notes were authorized by the Legal Tender Act of July 14, 1890 that mandated the purchase of silver bullion by the Treasury and directed the Secretary to prepare Treasury Notes of the United States to pay for the bullion. Individuals selling silver turned in bullion to the Treasury and were paid with Treasury Notes that were redeemable in coin. Treasury Notes may have become known as Coin Notes because they were exchanged for coin; another possible explanation may be that the silver bullion purchased with the notes was to be coined.
Treasury (or Coin) Notes were issued in the following series and denominations:
Series 1890 - $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $100, $1,000
Series 1891 - $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $1,000
The engraving of the U.S. Navy battleship California (BB-44), (Miscellaneous die #10968) is based on a 1921 photograph of the California during acceptance trials. The engraving was used by the U.S. Navy for Honorable discharge certificates. The engraving was completed in 1924 by Edward J. Hein, who worked at the Bureau from 1918 until 1932.
