Confederate States of America, $10 note, September 2, 1861 Manufacturer: Confederate States of America
Printer: Blanton Duncan (American, 1827–1902)

1861

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Paper

Dimensions

75 × 178 mm (7.5 × 17.8 cm)

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Accession Number

2001.87.48085

Geography

Made in Richmond, Virginia

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: FUNDABLE IN EIGHT PERCENT STOCK OR BONDS OF CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA; SIX MONTHS AFTER THE RATIFICATION OF A TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN THE CONFEDERATE STATES AND THE UNITED STATES THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA WILL PAY TEN DOLLARS TO BEARER; RECEIVABLE IN PAYBENT OF ALL DUES EXCEPT EXPORT DUTIES; Slave picking cotton in center, canal scene on right

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: nothing printed
Provenance
Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

dollars (paper money), money, paper money

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