Confederate States of America, $5 note, September 2nd, 1861 Manufacturer: Confederate States of America
Printer: Leggett, Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, Virginia)

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1861

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Dimensions

75 × 180 mm (7.5 × 18 cm)

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Accession Number

2001.87.55574

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 & THE UNITED STATES, THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA WILL PAY TO BEARER FIVE DOLLARS; RECEIVABLE IN PAYMENT OF ALL DUES EXCEPT EXPORT DUTIES; FUNDABLE IN EIGHT PER CENT STOCK OR BONDS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA; C.G. Memminger at center; Minerva at right; black ink

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: Blank
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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