1935A $1 Hawaii Note with signatures of Julian and Morgenthau, Friedberg# 2300, serial # L76751879C. Fantastic high grade note with EPQ (exceptional paper quality)! Ruler perfect margins, bright paper, and superb gem eye appeal. The printing of the Hawaii series notes was the direct result of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7th 1941. This disastrous event took the lives of 2,409 people and left 1,178 wounded (of which 1,177 lost lives were aboard the USS Arizona). In fear of additional attacks on Hawaii and other areas (Philippines, etc..) the U.S. Government authorized the Treasury Dept. to print Emergency currency for the Hawaii Territory. What would otherwise appear as normal everyday currency had the overprint of the word HAWAII on the reverse of the notes and also in black ink on each end of the obverse. Also, each note was overprinted in brown ink (seal) as oppose to the normal blue inks.
