Confederate Currency, Confederate States of America, Five Dollars, 1864
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Artifact Overview
When the Civil War broke out, the newly formed Confederate States of America needed to create a monetary system to finance the government and the war effort. The Confederate Treasury printed bank notes in 50-cent, $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1,000 denominations. Some were interest-bearing notes, others not.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Paper money
Date Made
1864
Subject Date
17 February 1864
Creator Notes
Issued by the Confederate States of America Treasury, Richmond, Virginia. Engraving by Keatinge & Ball in Columbia, South Carolina and lithography by Evans & Cogswell.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
30.1104.1783
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Dimensions
Height: 3 in
Width: 7.25 in
Inscriptions
In part recto: FIVE / NO. 89019 / 5 / THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA / WILL PAY / TO BEARER / FIVE DOLLARS / RICHMOND / FEBRUARY 17TH 1864 / LITHOG BY EVANS & COGSWELL / ENGRAVED BY KEATINGE & BALL, COLUMBIA S.C.
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