Rare Fractional Currency Shield

Grey Background. The edges have been trimmed, as many were, due to staining from poor storage at the BEP. The shield has been matted and is in a period frame. Fractional currency shields were produced from 1866-68 and were offered to banks for counterfeit detection purposes. Each shield includes 39 notes including 4 hand signed issues. Many have been lost over time due to the aforementioned damage or being broken up for the individual notes. Overall dimensions are approximately 24 by 27 inches