Santa Claus on a piece of legitimate currency? Once upon a time... There was, in fact, a legitimate $3 bill with Santa Claus featured on it. Back when individual banks or States issued their own currency, during the 1850's or earlier. Some of the banks who issued the bill were: Howard Banking Company of Boston, the Central Bank of Troy, the Pittsfield Bank, White Mountain Bank, St. Nicholas Bank of Manhattan, and the Central Bank of NYC in 1852. And it was legal tender! I remember reading about this after the $2.00 bill came out.
Santa Claus on a piece of legitimate currency? Once upon a time... There was, in fact, a legitimate $3 bill with Santa Claus featured on it. Back when individual banks or States issued their own currency, during the 1850's or earlier. Some of the banks who issued the bill were: Howard Banking Company of Boston, the Central Bank of Troy, the Pittsfield Bank, White Mountain Bank, St. Nicholas Bank of Manhattan, and the Central Bank of NYC in 1852. And it was legal tender! I remember reading about this after the $2.00 bill came out.