Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bank of Penn Township. June 1, 1861. $2. Very Fine.(PA-475 G52a) NBNC. Green border prints. Female portrait at top left. Ornate 2 die counter bottom left. Ships at sea at center. Ornate 2 die counter top right. Portrait of General Winfield Scott at bottom right. Green security bar centered under central vignette. A rare National Bank Note Company color tinted deuce issued during the Civil War. Minor ink erosion seen in presidents signature. Lieutenant General Winfield Scott was General-in-Chief of the U.S. Army at the time this note was issued. He was forced into retirement later that year after serving more than 53 years as an active service military officer, 47 of which as a general.
