Confederate Currency, The State of Florida, One Dollar, 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

Creator Notes

Printed by Keatinge & Ball in Columbia, South Carolina for The State of Florida Treasury, Tallahassee, Florida.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

30.1104.1802

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Dimensions

Height: 2.75 in
Width: 7 in

Inscriptions

In part recto: TALLAHASSEE JAN 1ST 1864 / NO. 122 / ONE / THE STATE OF FLORIDA / WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND / ONE DOLLAR
Confederate Currency, The State of Florida, One Dollar, 1864