“Designed by Herman Ihlenburg in 1870; the patent was issued to Richard Smith, an executive of MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan, on January 3, 1871. By 1877, MSJ introduced Greenback No. 2, a derivative without the outline 3D effect.” [THP] Also shown by Marr c.1877. [Gray 1976]
Contributed by Richard Sheaff