What was on the backside of a dollar bill before 1935?

) October 8th, 2012

While speaking with my brother and him telling me that the back of the dollar had reference to the Illuminati, we got to talking about the Great Seal. While looking up what the words meant on the seal I learned it was not put on the dollar until 1935 (I will be looking at a lot of old movies or period pieces to see who was using bills after that time) That got me thinking, what was on the backside of a dollar bill before they put the Great Seal on the back?

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This quote from a site that is selling the 1934 $1 Silver Certificates:
Information on these Silver Certificate Series 1934 One Dollar Bills:

In 1923 all US Currency was changed to its current modern size. Silver Certificates as well as Legal Tender Notes were the first small sized $1 bills issued. The obverse features a cropped version of George Washington’s portrait that was previously featured on large size $1 Silver Certificates. The reverse features a large ornate “ONE” superimposed by “ONE DOLLAR”. Because of the reverse, this bill is sometimes referred to as a “Funny Back”. The note’s seal and serial numbers are printed in blue. The series 1934 bill can be differentiated from past series by the placement of the treasury seal on the right side of the obverse of the note, super-imposed over “ONE”. Also on the obverse under Washington, “ONE SILVER DOLLAR PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND” has been changed to “ONE DOLLAR IN SILVER PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND”. This change was made to reflect the Silver Purchase Act of 1934.

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