Lithographed bond for $500, filled out in ink to John Perry, Jr. Signed by San Francisco Mayor James Van Ness; Comptroller A.J. Moulder; Edmund Randolph, president of the Board of Examiners, and Treasurer Wm. McKibbin. 17 interest coupons remain at bottom, each signed by Moulder. 39x40.5 cm. (15¼x16").

Gold Rush-era city bond, lithographed by Britton & Rey, with vignettes of the old city hall at Portsmouth Plaza; the Golden Gate; and a miner. The interest was 6%, and two coupons could be redeemed per year, at $15 each. The principal was to be redeemed in 1875. Of note, the interest and principal was payable in New York City.