Confederate Currency, The State of Alabama, Five Dollars, 1864
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Artifact Overview
Confederate currency during the Civil War was anything but uniform -- it had various designs, numerous issuers, and was redeemable for payment in different ways. The Confederate Treasury printed bank notes. And individual states and cities issued their own paper currency, too. This decentralized Confederate monetary system reflected Southern values -- Southerners prized states' rights over a strong central government.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Paper money
Date Made
1864
Subject Date
01 January 1864
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Printed by J.T. Paterson & Co., Augusta, Georgia.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.1420.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of J. W. Carothers.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Dimensions
Height: 3 in
Width: 7 in
Inscriptions
In part recto: FIVE / MONTGOMERY / 1ST JAN 1864 / THE STATE OF ALABAMA / NO. 8648 / FIVE DOLLARS / CONFEDERATE TREASURY NOTES / ENGRAVED BY W KEENAN & CO. / LITH. & PRINTED BY J. T. PATERSON & CO. AUGUSTA GA
Handwritten on verso: 42
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