Confederate States of America, $50 note, September 2nd, 1861 Manufacturer: Confederate States of America
Printer: Southern Bank Note Company

1861

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Dimensions

75 × 185 mm (7.5 × 18.5 cm)

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Accession Number

2001.87.49282

Geography

Printed in Richmond, Virginia

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: SIX MONTHS AFTER THE RATIFICATION OF A TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN THE CONFEDERATE STATES AND THE UNITED STATES THE CONFEDERTE STATES OF AMERICA WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND FIFTY DOLLARS; RECEIVABLE IN PAYMENT OF ALL DUES EXCEPT EXPORT DUES; FUNDABLE IN CONFEDERATE STATES STOCK BEARING EIGHT PER CENT INTEREST; Portrait of Jefferson Davis at center; numeral 50 in top right and top left corners; black ink with green overprint

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
Copyright Undetermined
Additional information

Object/Work type

money, paper money

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