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Recto. Confederate States of America, 20 dollars, 1864

Title
Recto. Confederate States of America, 20 dollars, 1864
Creator / Contributor
Keatinge & Ball, Columbia, South Carolina, United States [producer]
Date
1864
Edition
Confederate States of America, 1864
Language
No linguistic content
Description
Extent: 7.9 x 17.7 cm.
Materials/Techniques: ink on paper
paper
Subjects
Places
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School
Abstract
Printed on white paper in black, red, and blue ink. Edges of bill are unevenly trimmed. Recto image lacks sharp printing detail. Images include the State Capital at Nashville, Tennessee and a portrait of A.H. Stephens.Verso: complex pattern in blue ink.
Genre
currencies
engravings
Notes
General note: Serial number: "B", "SERIES 3". ; Note in manuscript: issue number "27859", signatures of the Register and Treasurer in brown ink.
Subject: Civil War era currency
Inscription: "TWO YEARS AFTER THE RATIFICATION OF A TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN THE CONFEDERATE STATES AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA Will pay TWENTY DOLLARS to the bearer on demand, Richmond, February 17th, 1864."
Rights: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School: These images may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the Historical Collections Department, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. Appointment necessary to consult collection.

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