Confederate Currency, Confederate States of America, One Hundred 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 and printed by Keatinge & Ball in Columbia, South Carolina.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
30.1104.1771.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 7.5 in
Inscriptions
In part recto: RICHMOND / FEB 17 1864 / 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 TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND / ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS / No. 51305 / Keatinge & Ball Columbia S.C. / SERIES I
in pencil on verso: 6933
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