$20 Redback Currency: Republic of Texas 1840

Author: Republic of Texas Date: 1840 Medium: Original Texas Currency Condition: Very Good + Inches: 14.25 x 9.25 x 4 [Whole Frame] Centimeters: 36.25 x 23.5 x 10.2 [Whole Frame] Product ID: 306143 Presented and sold in a handmade double-sided frame using only museum quality archival materials to preserve the banknote indefinitely. This beautifully preserved Republic of Texas 20 dollar note was issued on January 25, 1840, according to the hand-written date near the center of the note. Just under the hand-written date is the signature of President Mirabeau Lamar. Each bill was hand signed by the office of President Mirabeau Lamar. Early bills issued during Sam Houston's presidency had been signed by the President's secretary because Houston was unable to sign so many documents due to an old war wound. Apparently Lamar did not have any problem signing so many documents. Considering these two had to hand-sign thousands of documents, their signatures are remarkably neat. The