Confederate Currency, The State of North Carolina, Twenty-Five Cents, 1863

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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

1863

Subject Date

01 January 1863

Creator Notes

Printed by J.T. Paterson & Co. in Augusta, Georgia.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

00.648.7.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Dimensions

Height: 2.5 in
Width: 5 in

Inscriptions

Recto, in part: THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA / 25 CTS. / TWENTY-FIVE CENTS / RALEIGH JANY 1 1863 / 1502 / J.T. PATERSON & CO. AUGUSTA GA.